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Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'?
#19423897 - 01/15/14 05:18 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'm browsing different books that I might enjoy and this one came across my eye. It is rated very well on Amazon.com and thought it may be worth checking out
Other books that I've really liked are:
Treasure Island The Plains Of Abraham Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas The Picture Of Dorian Gray Beneath The Wheel
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: plektheplek]
#19423943 - 01/15/14 05:26 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Uhh yes. Ernest Hemingway is one of my top favorite authors. That book is fucking amazing. Hemingway, Bukowski, and Bill Burroughs inspired me to do writing of my own. I've got a lot of poetry stemming from that bunch's push.
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: Snotfish]
#19424168 - 01/15/14 06:20 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Dankfish said: Uhh yes. Ernest Hemingway is one of my top favorite authors. That book is fucking amazing. Hemingway, Bukowski, and Bill Burroughs inspired me to do writing of my own. I've got a lot of poetry stemming from that bunch's push.
That's whats up. I'm a writer myself, I published "Psychedelic Pens And A Hopeless Romantic" in 2011, it's on amazon and some other online book stores
I've always wanted to read some Hemingway, is this a good one to read first or does he have other books that you thought were a tad bit better? Hopefully you can tell what kind of books I like by the ones I've listed
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: plektheplek]
#19427947 - 01/16/14 12:58 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Well, FWTBT is essentially a war story. It was amazingly written but I connected a lot more with The Sun Also Rises. It chronicles his journeys all over and delves deep into his party lifestyle. I personally liked TSAR more, but it boils down to personal preference.
I've read around 5 of his books, all the major ones except A Farewell to Arms and that is being saved for when I deem acceptable. If you have questions about books in particular I may be able to help.
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: plektheplek]
#19428547 - 01/16/14 03:00 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Hemingway is a good writer, personally I prefer a few of his other books though and wouldn't recommend For Whom the Bell Tolls as a first read.
"A farewell to arms" "The old man and the sea"
Other authors.
Charles Bukowski Jack Kerouac HST Woody Guthrie
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: Snotfish]
#19428640 - 01/16/14 03:18 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Dankfish said: A Farewell to Arms
So sad Hemingway in general is kinda depressing, but good .
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: MisterSandman]
#19429895 - 01/16/14 07:33 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah throughout his alcoholism I feel like he was somewhat and had no issues laying everything on the table.
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: Snotfish]
#19429902 - 01/16/14 07:34 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: Repertoire89]
#19434153 - 01/17/14 05:11 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Repertoire89 said:
Other authors.
HST
Oh trust me, I know all about HST! One of my all-time favorites
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: plektheplek]
#19435560 - 01/17/14 10:46 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Haven't read the book For Whom the Bell Tolls, but I can play the song on my bass. :P
If you haven't read The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (more commonly known simply as Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes you really, really should. It was written in 1605 and 1615 (it's technically two volumes) and is considered the first novel ever written. On top of that it is still considered by many to be the best book ever written. I would wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment. It seriously has about every major theme that a novel could possibly have. The funny part is that the one thing most everyone knows from the story, Don Quixote jousting windmills, is within the first three chapters or so of the first book. I try to read it once a year it's just that amazing.
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: plektheplek]
#19435570 - 01/17/14 10:48 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Read Les Miserables
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Re: Anyone read 'For Whom The Bell Tolls'? [Re: fractaloctopus]
#19435617 - 01/17/14 11:03 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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oildale said: Haven't read the book For Whom the Bell Tolls, but I can play the song on my bass. :P
If you haven't read The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (more commonly known simply as Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes you really, really should. It was written in 1605 and 1615 (it's technically two volumes) and is considered the first novel ever written. On top of that it is still considered by many to be the best book ever written. I would wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment. It seriously has about every major theme that a novel could possibly have. The funny part is that the one thing most everyone knows from the story, Don Quixote jousting windmills, is within the first three chapters or so of the first book. I try to read it once a year it's just that amazing.
I've read hundreds of books from the 'Illiad' to 'War and Peace', Don Quixote is one of the one's I didn't like enough to finish.
Kind of regret finishing 'War and Peace' actually
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