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Then you realise it’s a bit dry and boring and the more you find out about Hemingway, the more you realise he was a bore too: a terrible macho bore obsessed with bullfighting, guns, boxing and trying to catch big fish; really quite a tiresome bloke you wouldn’t want to spend time with.

It seems to be the style in England these days to reject anything having to do with classical notions of manliness. They are so postmodern it's just precious.

Hemingway's short story about the fly fisherman is great. Just thinking about it makes me hungry for buckwheat pancakes and a handrolled smoke.

Joyce's Ulysses seems to be about the style more than the plot and so it seems acceptable to quit after the first third or so.

Tried but just can't get interested in hobbitses.