The Nick Adams Stories Audiobook

" Semi-autobiographical.. "

" Every boy should read this book. "

" Flawless! "

" To be honest, this book was poorly written, aand I would have expected more from such a famous author. The bridging from chapter to chapter was absent, and I often found myself confused. I don't think it has any redeeming qualities, so I stopped reading on about page 270. Worse still, it had so many swear words in every sentence (a VERY colorful vocabulary), that it could give you a heart attack. For a time we had to read it out loud, and we had to beep out words more than talk! I do not recommend it to anyone. "

" I read it very fast and kept getting characters confused. Different people play the same role in different stories and some people carry over while others do not. Very masculine, stark and nature centered like I always heard Hemingway's writing described. However, simple observations and small descriptions reveal deep emotions. It's kind of the way a guy talks about his feelings without becoming to vulnerable. "

" Never been a big Hemingway fan -- much prefer his contemporary Fitzgerald. But the clean feel of these Nick Adams stories has a certain appeal. Papa uses his customary minimalist style ("Nick saw fish. It was good.") but I really like "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place." So did Joyce! "

" the readable, approachable hemingway "

" Beautiful stripped down language. Great vivid setting depiction. Great characters and dialogue Great story arcs that leave you thinking. Great control of tone and mood. Great. "

" Makes me really want to go trout fishing... "

" I read half of this and wasn't really too excited about it. The novel is about Nick Adams, a fictional character, but is based on Hemingway's experienced in Michigan. "

" I really enjoyed all of the references to Northern Michigan! "

" we forget what a fine short story writer H was "

" Hemingway is not for everyone, but I love everything he does. The grittiness and tenseness of his writing, and the realistic stories always make me feel like I'm right there. I can see the characters, feel the atmosphere. "

" Ernest Hemingway, wrote him off for a long time. But the book, for what it is, was good. "

" In the short story/Americana genre, I preferred Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson. "

" Read this in highschool. Great writing... very interesting short stories. "

" my favorite hemingway series... "

" I'd more accurately give this 3.5 stars, but... "

" Snapshots of arguably Hemingway's most developed character, Nick Adams. Some really great stuff in these gems. Definitely a must reed for anyone with an inkling of interest in Papa. More Americana, less musings on Europe. "

" Love all of Hemingway's Nick Adams stories, I read them over and over again. Big Two-Hearted River: Parts I and II are the most epic, relaxing, well written stories about nature. "

" In Hemingway's best short stories, a curtain is parted then closed, revealing the center of a man's being. Some of these stories are included in this collection, such as "Big Two Hearted River," "The Last Country" and "Fathers & Sons." "

" Uh, who says girls don't love Hemingway? *Kanye Shrug* This is one of my favorite books of all time. OF ALL TIME. "

" Stripped down, raw, powerful writing. Classic Hemingway style. But what struck me the most about this book was the construction and organization of these stories into its collected form. There is A LOT going on in the juxtapositions and transitions. I will be re-reading again soon. "

" Excellent collection of Hemmingway short stories. "Give us peace in our time oh Lord." "

" At first I truly hated this story. It didnt make any sense to me and I was left with a feeling of lost time. However, with a little research into WWI I saw the connections that Hemingway was making. After all was said and done I was not upset that I had wasted time reading this story. "

" Too much machoism for this girl. "

" Love love love. My favorite it hard to choose... today it was "The Cat in the Rain." Who else could have written that and made it mean so much. Um... no one. "

" Hemingway is a very interesting author. He did a great job in this novel of writing in both a modernism and post-modernism. "

" Just read In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway. Great short stories of the home front during WWI - ordinary days, and soldiers returning. Simple writing, profound in beauty & meaning. "

" For a first Hemingway...I wasn't too impressed. It was good with the voice, and it was a good example of a short story cycle, but it's not something I would just pick up by choice. Some of the stories are a tad gorey, so beware. "

" My favorite collection of stories. Minimalism at its best. Also, if you're a fan of the writing style in Cormac McCarthy's The Road, I suggest checking this out. The dialog, especially, is very similar. "

" So far I liked The End of Something best. "