[ansel12]

I couldn’t see the magic in Hemingway’s writing, his reputation as a writer has always mystified me.

[tumblindice]

He tried to emulate American writer Frank Norris. Norris wrote rings around Hemingway, and he wasn't on anyone's payroll but his publishers. “I never truckled. I never took off the hat to Fashion and held it out for pennies. I told them the truth. They liked it or they didn't like it. What had that to do with me? I told them the truth.” ― Frank Norris, McTeague

[huldah1776]

No magic, just mental illness which is hard for the rational and healthy mind to digest therefore it is cherry picked for reasoning and equated with whatever bits of normalcy can be found. For the liberal, also demented thinking, it is a treasure trove of maze-like emotional responses and a quagmire of battles within.

Listening to Hemingway throughout a lifetime would have been like listening to Gollum, if you have read the trilogy, but have hope Frodo and faith in gardening.