The Hemingway-challenge

The Hemingway-challenge

“Ever read War and Peace? That's a damned good book. You ought to read it. We'll go up to my workshop and I'll make out a list you ought to read." I have 5 years to read the favorite books of Ernest Hemingway.
14
Jul
Hemingway's fav novel?  Wuthering Heights

Hemingway's fav novel? Wuthering Heights

Forget about Hemingway the macho. He was the macho and he was the lady - an androgynous romantic.
11 min read
16
Jun
Up next / Wuthering Heights

Up next / Wuthering Heights

Was Ernest Hemingway secretly a romantic?
2 min read
22
Apr
The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov

"I've been wondering about Dostoevsky. How can a man write so badly, so unbelievably badly, and make you feel so deeply?" (Ernest Hemingway)
11 min read
17
Mar
Up Next / The Brothers Karamazov

Up Next / The Brothers Karamazov

When I picked up The Brothers Karamazov a couple of months ago I couldn't have been more positively biased towards it. Maybe that was what went wrong.
1 min read
24
Feb
Louisa May Alcott's Bookshelf

Louisa May Alcott's Bookshelf

Louisa May Alcott's Reading List for Little and Not So Little Women: 25 Books of the Best of the Old Writers
6 min read
10
Feb
Louisa May Alcott: Little Women

Louisa May Alcott: Little Women

Louisa May Alcott and my beloved grandmother had one crucial thing in common.
9 min read
02
Feb
Why do you read THAT book? (Little Women)

Why do you read THAT book? (Little Women)

"Don't you want to be inspired by the zeitgeist and read Little Women?"
1 min read
15
May
Why Hemingway? - the ONE reason to read Ernest Hemingway's favorite books

Why Hemingway? - the ONE reason to read Ernest Hemingway's favorite books

Why read the favorite books of Ernest Hemingway?
8 min read
21
Jan
Day 12: The Curious Experience of Accidental Rereading

Day 12: The Curious Experience of Accidental Rereading

I had read more Sillanpaa books than I remembered.
3 min read
14
Jan
Day 5: The Ten Pages I Read

Day 5: The Ten Pages I Read

I won't give "reviews" of the books I read. I don't care about opinions on art anymore.
3 min read