Hemingway. I read Snows of Kilimanjaro<\/i> when I was 12. I don’t remember much about it, but it freaked me out. It seemed very stark and mean and not nice.<\/p>\n
I read it because my big brother had the book from a college class he was taking. He’d given me the Shakespeare plays, which I’d LOVED. Honestly, i think Shakespeare is very good for precocious readers. The tone and concept are fine for a young age.<\/p>\n
But Hemingway was a different story. I was horrified by him. Therefore, I have not read anything by him since.<\/p>\n
My alma mater, San Jose state university has a guilt list. They say “Any English Major Who Hasn’t Read These Has No Right To Joy.”<\/a><\/p>\n They deny English majors any right to joy; the list is HUGE. Shame on them for making beautiful books into something to feel guilty about! But, the fact is, it a good resource to turn to when I am looking for a suggestion about what to read next.<\/p>\n In this case, I thought I would try Hemingway again. Farewell To Arms<\/i>. He is sad and horrifying, but I’m an adult now and I can take sad and horrifying in stride.<\/p>\n He’s also very MASCULINE. He doesn’t talk about how he feels much, just about what he does, what he says, where he’s going. He’ll say what he’s thinking a little bit.<\/p>\n That book was okay. I’m not sorry I read it. It was not as great as I might have hoped. But it made me wonder some more about WW I. The Great War. I’ll have to do some reading about it.<\/p>\n THis, of course, pleases Chris tremendously. He will happily talk all about it. Especially the ships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hemingway. I read Snows of Kilimanjaro when I was 12. I don’t remember much about it, but it freaked me out. It seemed very stark and mean and not nice. I read it because my big brother had the book … Continue reading