Hi,

I am curious to know what women who have read Ernest Hemingways books think of his style, writing, etc. as his books are very masculine oriented and typically on the topics of men and their struggles. I recently started reading The Old Man And The Sea and as I was reading it, the thought occurred to me that I really couldn’t imagine a woman relating to what was being said on the page.

So I’m curious, female readers who have read his books…do you relate to much of what its saying? What do you think of his books?

Sorry if this sounds naive/obtuse, that is not my intention.

  • CanthinMinna@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I read pretty much everything Hemingway wrote about 30 years ago, when I was 18-19, and thought his female characters are crap and unrelatable. I read them again 10 years later, and still thought/think the same way. My favourite is “For Whom the Bell Tolls”, and there the best part is the poem by John Donne. :p If you want to see, how women saw the world of 1930s , I recommend “The Artificial Silk Girl” by Irmgard Keun (the book was naturally banned later by nazis).