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.

  • monsterosaleviosa@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I love The Sun Also Rises. I don’t need to be a man to understand the struggles men go through. Do you find yourself unable to read books about women because you haven’t had their experiences?

    • 1funkyhunky@alien.topBEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’ve read TSAR a bunch of times. It’s a book I take along when I travel and my reading will be distracted, so I need a book I already know. I love the fishing scenes and the bullfighting of course. Every time I reread it I find something new in it. By the way, I always read Brett as just one of the dudes.