Reddit reviews The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia Edition
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Well, it was from their view as a "professional hunter" in africa. See, they'd take these rich white guys to places to hunt these dangerous things. Then when the noob makes a bad shot and wounds the animal, it's the Pro hunter's responsibility to track down that wounded animal and finish it. Leopards were known for NOT charging when wounded. They hid and ambushed them. 80 lbs of unnaturally strong leopard jumping on you from 4 feet. Patient, angry, hiding. Stood my hairs up. You should give em a read!
Here I'll link a couple
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Long-Grass-Hunters-Adventures/dp/0312186134
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Short-Stories-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0684843323/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377466847&sr=1-4
Everything by Hemingway is awesome. Capstick was a helluva writer, but there's some saying he wasn't a really good hunter.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemmingway is fifteen dollars on amazon, though you could probably find it for cheaper. It'll likely be a great indicator of whether you want to continue with the project or not. I started there and let me tell you what, there is a reason that man is known as the master of the short story.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway: The Finca Vigia Edition is one of my favorite books.
Been to his house in Ketchum and his place in Key West. Would love to stroll his haunts in Cuba and Paris.
And as manly as he was, he was in pain most of the time from injuries and wounds collected from war and travel. Stoic and fierce. A literary and personal idol.
For reference, here is the Hemingway book on top: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Short-Stories-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0684843323
I own it & would recommend it.
My brother and I always fought, and one time while my brother was mad and chasing me I tripped on a rock and busted my knee open. we were pretty poor at the time and it was so bad that my dad(who had medical experience in the Marines) had to take me to the ER. Well two weeks later I didn't listen to him and was running around again, I tripped over yet another rock and busted my knee open again. Like I said, we were pretty poor, and this time the visit to the ER almost bankrupted us. However this time, the attending physician was a friend of my dads. They went off and talked for a bit, came back and my dad said they were going to have to amputate my leg because it was too damaged. They convinced me and the doctor even took out a ballpoint pen and drew a dotted line around my leg with the words "cut here" above it. well I started crying and pleading with my dad not to let them cut my leg off etc. and that was how I learned how to follow the doctors orders.
My dad was quite the prankster.
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Get some absinthe and crack open a copy of Hemingway's short stories.
Since I have no idea what kind of books you like I made a short little list of books I generally recommend to people for any reason. All linked to amazon so look for a review or synopsis there.
Let the Great World Spin
The Great War for Civilization
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
Oil!
The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde
Theodore Rex
Lincoln:A Novel
My friend picked up some stuff of mine from his PO Box across the border. Managed to get a pair of Killshots since they don't ship to Canada/can't get in-store shipping here. Also got two books as well.
"An Exorcist Tells His Story" - Fr. Gabriele Amorth
"The Complete Short Stories" - Hemingway
He is the MASTER, I mean it, of the short story. I would say his short stories are much better than his novels. I'm about halfway through his entire short story collection right now ([The Finca Vigia Edition] (http://www.amazon.ca/Complete-Short-Stories-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0684843323)) and I love it so much. With his short, simple, to the point language it's quite obvious he would do his best work in a shorter format, in my opinion. I have only read two of his books, those being "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Old Man and the Sea", both were phenomenal and I feel like his terse prose brought the novel and especially the short story to new heights.
We have pretty similar tastes.
I'd start by suggesting a few more of Orwell's - Down and Out, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Homage to Catalonia.
Hemingway - There is another thread about him today, but I say go with the short stories to start. This collection is superb.
I got into Russian lit right around the time I finished all the books you mentioned. Crime and Punishment or some of Dostoevsky's many short stories could be a gateway into a whole new literature for you.
Some contemporary authors that are excellent - Margaret Atwood (start with The Handmaid's Tale), Salman Rushdie (writes incredibly vibrant and creative prose), Don Lee (I loved both books I've read from this newish author), Joyce Carol Oates (prolific and profound), Alan Lightman, Umberto Eco, Junot Diaz.
Great non-fiction - Read the rest of Jared Diamond's stuff, it's all great. The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam by Tuchmann, a classic of how bad decisions led to downfalls in civilization. A Sideways Look at Time, a mildly rambly polemic on the politics of time in modern culture. The Closing of the Western Mind, a survey on how Christianity came to dominate the west. Power Faith and Fantasy about America's history of mucking about in the middle east. A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman, who write beautifully about the natural world, and is also a solid poetess (if you're into that). And I'm sure someone is going to mention Bryson. He's good too.
I can really recommend two collections;
Furthermore, if you want to add a little style to your bookshelf, buy one of these. they are basically all great reads!
His short stories are the best place to start. There's a bunch of collections, some better than others, but the Finca Vigia Edition is definitive collection: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Short-Stories-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0684843323/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334338570&sr=1-1
It contains the best of his early stuff, plus a few stories that came after his first collection and a few unpublished in his lifetime.
Definitely read his short stories. I've got this compilation, and I love it.