tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post6908862613857449532..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway (novel #126)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-36294051871902342382019-06-04T18:57:14.238-04:002019-06-04T18:57:14.238-04:00It was so short it almost felt like cheating. Than...It was so short it almost felt like cheating. Thanks for the feedback. I hope you enjoyed Orlando.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-25043405953239097242019-06-01T06:27:52.478-04:002019-06-01T06:27:52.478-04:00Read it some years ago and loved it. A wonderful b...Read it some years ago and loved it. A wonderful book. Well done to finish your spin. I am still on my, mostly due to travelling and little time to read. It is Orlando, and I hope to finish it within the coming days. Lisbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791114411504072597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-55308686246733872202019-05-06T19:01:34.300-04:002019-05-06T19:01:34.300-04:00How fascinating and marvelous the reading has soft...How fascinating and marvelous the reading has softened your heart. I'd not thought of that, but I suspect the same is true for me. I suppose I must give Holden Caulfield one more chance. Thanks for the feedback Ruth.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-14543800854841186532019-05-05T09:24:00.466-04:002019-05-05T09:24:00.466-04:00Excellent review! Well done.
Interesting analogy...Excellent review! Well done. <br /><br />Interesting analogy by Mr. Scribner. <br /><br />I read this three times. I loved it in grade school, but then I read it w/ my high schooler, and hated it. But then reread it w/ Hamlete, and fell in love with, as you say, Hemingway's way of telling a story. <br /><br />But also, as you point out, this story evokes compassion and empathy and tenderness, capturing a reader's soft heart. (During the time I read it w/ my high schooler, I would say I had a hard heart; obviously that has changed. Reading more has softened my heart.)Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-34645988472696048632019-05-05T08:06:53.693-04:002019-05-05T08:06:53.693-04:00I don't imagine I would have liked it much in ...I don't imagine I would have liked it much in H.S. Probably time for a reread Jane.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-37142227279423676252019-05-01T20:21:02.735-04:002019-05-01T20:21:02.735-04:00Like so many other Americans of my generation, I r...Like so many other Americans of my generation, I read this in high school and in no way appreciated it. I really need to reread it, and based on your review, I will prioritize it. The quotes you provided are superb—I actually mostly like Hemingway and find his simple sentences sublime. JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-51109636724405990412019-04-30T17:23:53.245-04:002019-04-30T17:23:53.245-04:00Hmmm...if you'd said H.S. or earlier I'd d...Hmmm...if you'd said H.S. or earlier I'd definitely say give it another chance....Oh what the heck. Give it another chance anyway.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-72218951467176381762019-04-30T17:22:42.949-04:002019-04-30T17:22:42.949-04:00Powerful...yep. :)Powerful...yep. :)Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-9364571949254435632019-04-30T17:21:53.804-04:002019-04-30T17:21:53.804-04:00I think you'd like it. And it's quite shor...I think you'd like it. And it's quite short, not a major investment.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-31768774710625497892019-04-29T11:31:49.608-04:002019-04-29T11:31:49.608-04:00Like you, I'm more a fan of HOW Hemingway writ...Like you, I'm more a fan of HOW Hemingway writes than the stories he tells. But with this one, I also can enjoy both. It's such a powerful little piece! I greatly disliked it in high school, but I've come to admire it over the years.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-5189256472679306532019-04-29T05:36:33.664-04:002019-04-29T05:36:33.664-04:00Sadly after reading A Moveable Feast and then A Pa...Sadly after reading A Moveable Feast and then A Paris Wife by Paula McLean, I lost all interest in continuing my Hemingway journey. But you’ve almost tempted me here / the Cuban angle appeals to me in particular. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-23015000320133012382019-04-29T01:23:12.139-04:002019-04-29T01:23:12.139-04:00I read this in college and really hated it. I thin...I read this in college and really hated it. I think I might feel differently about it now. Great review!Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.com