Feb 04, 2022dissymissylessy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
this is the one which always reminds me of humphrey bogart, as i believe that hem took note of the current-when-he-wrote-it trend of tough guy fiction and noir films which starred the likes of cagney, robinson, widmark, and bogart; and…
Aug 26, 2021dricco rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Saw the movie, had to read the book! The first 4 plus chapters of this book (through page 45 in my edition) are the short story "One Trip Across", which I had read in a Hemingway short story collection. Chapters 6-8 are the short story…
Authors have the incredible skills to make their works mimic life to an extraordinary level, and vice versa. In this Hemingway book, a man named Harry Morgan is trying to provide for his family as much as he can, though their bond is…
I agree. The movie is really good but the book is in an entirely different universe. Is Puzo's " The Godfather" not as good as, if not better than its movie?. The story is the writer's to tell, but the the director's to interpret. The…
Unexpectedly original in a unique way that cannot justify not watching the film.
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Jul 11, 2014Maroon_Zebu_2 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Overall, a good novel, although it goes without saying that compiling two short stories and a novelette with several different points of view makes for a discontinuous book. Nevertheless, I appreciate Hemingway's journalistic prose,…
Wonderful, exciting story beautifully written. Harry's love for his family, his honesty, his instant appraisal of the harsh world he inhabits - the reader goes away wishing to have had more of Harry Morgan's life, his story before this…
Mar 21, 2012goganbunch rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Not one of his best. From what I remember hearing is that it took him several attempts to complete. The context of the book is sloppy. He goes in and out of 1st person to 3rd person. While I applaud him on his creativity, it turns out…
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