The Short Stories, Vol. 2 Audiobook

" There are a few stories here, "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place" and "The Capital of the World," that, all by themselves, would earn Hemingway a place in the canon. There are others, though, which are stupid, macho, self-destructive and infuriatingly awful. For the awful misuse of the amazing title "Hills Like White Elephants" alone, Hemingway should have been punched in the face. Judging from some of these stories, he would have liked it. "

" I loved The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, which is the first story in this collection. There are a few stories here and there that grabbed me, but most of them are too similar. "

" Hemingway is a genius, although there were some stories I liked more than others. A great read. "

" Some of Hemingway's greatest. Sparse and engaging. "

" It's good. It's Hemingway-esque. Short stories, about British things (safaris, alcohol) in that bleak-but-interesting way. Not as good as a Moveable Feast (yet), but good. "

" This collection of stories is wonderful. Hemingway was a master of the short story genre and one of the finest American writers ever. Ever word is meaningful and well crafted into extraordinary stories. "Hills Like White Elephants" is my absolute favorite of the bunch. "

" What is there to say? The worlds that he creates in his stories each seem to demonstrate some underlying truth. That's truth with a "little t" not a "big t". "

" Prose as it should be. Short, story driven. Mostly in Africa and other faraway places of exotic appeal. Started it over a year ago, slowly chipping away at it. "

" Hemingway's terse prose works best in shorts and this collection is the essence of what short stories try to accomplish. "

" I will probably never actually finish this unless forced to in a Lit class... "

" These stories are as well-written as they are intentionally unrefined and cleverly raw. It's hard to read them all in a row, hard to stomach, but an amazing experience. I come back to these stories over and over for inspiration and style in my own writing. "

" This is the one to get. It has In Our Time, Men Without Women, and the Snows of Kilimanjaro. Frankly, that's all you need. "

" "Up in Michigan" and "Now I Lay Me" were my favorite short stories. Ernest Hemingway is a brilliant writer, depressing and violent but brilliant nevertheless. I wish I had discovered his writing sooner in my life. "

" Love me some Nick Adams and bull fighting and sad young lovers in Europe and Africa. "

" I really enjoyed this book. I love Hemingway's style but had to read it in short spurts as the material was a bit dark. "

" Early works of the old master. Although some of them seem a bit unpolished and read like stylistic exercises, Hemingway's short stories are still a must-read for any lover of good prose, and any aspiring storyteller. "

" I adore Hemingway's simplistic style and, therefore, enjoy these stories. I do prefer his novels though. "

" wish i could say that i've read more than hemingway's short stories, but i suppose everyone has holes in their studies. "

" Some of these stories were really loaded and fantastic, and some I just couldn't get into. I feel like a literary trader to not give this a 5-star rating, but it was a mixed bag for me. "

" Giving Hemingway's short stories a try. So far, there's too much animal cruelty for my taste. Maybe that's why Hemingway is considered such a masculine writer! "

" I read a new one, re-read a favorite, then put this book away for months. "

" I think his short stories are as good as, sometimes better than novels, but you have to read more than one in a sitting.. "

" Cannot go wrong with the quintessential misogynist. He is brilliant. Captivating. Read all of the Nick Adams stories as well as "Hills Like White Elephants" and "Snows of Kilimanjaro"...certainly I'm leaving out some other goodies; but that's the short of it. "

" Re-reading some of my favorite stories. Love the first and last lines of 'The Capital of the World' and the last line of 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro'... "

" "A Clean Well Lighted Place" is one of the greatest short stories in the English language. "

" everyone needs a "clean, well-lighted place" "

" I picked this up to read "The Killers" short story, which was very enjoyable, very noir-ish. "

" My favorite story my Ernest Hemingway. Though the book is split up into a series of short stories, and way Hemingway gives the reader snap shots into Nick's life results in an ever increasing suspense. With every new story the read hopes that his life will suddenly change for the better. "

" An amazing writer. Details that let you imagine that you are in the story. "

" a great narrative story written by a great author "

" Recommended reading for any current or past residents of Michigan. "

" I read this book while at St. Andrew's. I suspect it was V Form, but I do not recall. I recall enjoying it, but do not remember much of it at this point. "

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

" I read this while in Petoskey last summer since Hemingway used to hang out on Torch Lake. We like to visit the little store/deli where Hemingway used to hold forth. "

" I think Hemingway is an acquired taste...not necessarily mine, although I enjoyed reading about areas in Michigan that I was familiar with. "

" I picked this up at the Little Traverse History Museum in Petosky MI. it has an exhibit on Hemingway in Michigan. His family summered near Petosky and a lot of these stories are set in Northern and Upper Michigan. It is great reading these in chronological order. A great collection. "