In Our Time (Abridged) Audiobook

" I found that this book was written in a very unfamilar way in that there is a series of short stories with shapeters of events inbetween them. Overall the main character i would say was Nick Adams and many of the stories include life changing events in them. All in all this book was good, yet hard to follow, and the tone was overall depressing. "

" Could someone explain this book to me, please? It affected me, sadened me, and made me want to know more about all that men go through in war. It made me think more of my father, and how lucky I am to have him as he is. I think a lot about the men specifically who fought in Viet Nam, and how it changed their lives forever. This book made me painfully aware of how little I know, and how much I will probably never understand. "

" Oh, modernism, how I love thee and sing thine irreverent praises. "

" This is Hemingway's first book and I loved it. I was also very surprised at the historical WWI context, as I'm used to Hemingway's later works. It was a very, very good and enlightening read. "

" I found the book to be a choppy, clumsy mess. Maybe something was lost on me, as I know this book helped catapult Hemmingway's work into the mainstream. I was happy to finish this book, had little enjoyment. "

" Im not the biggest fan of short stories, but these were pretty good. "

" Early Hemingway collection of essays, most very enjoyable. "

" The Three Day Blow is one of my favorite short stories "

" Some of the better Hemingway I've read. Some great parts, and some parts I couldn't quite figure out. But that's the way it goes with good literature sometimes. "

" Basically Hemingway's American debut. Not the best, but it does have some really interesting points. He's clearly still working toward becoming the writer he eventually was known as. "

" Reread this just recently. It holds up well over time. "

" Beautiful. I'd read a few of these stories before, but never as put together in this collection. I love how the different stories feed and frame each other, often in an oblique way, but always so moving and beautiful. Gorgeous. "

" I like Hemingway. I acknowledge that he wrote a lot of third rate rubbish, but when he is good he is as good as anybody. I don't know how many times I have read these stories, but they are always a pleasure. "

" In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway (1996) "

" I'd read the well known stories from this in the past -- but to read the entire thing, with the vignettes at the chapter openings, and in the order he wanted them in -- made for quite the amazing book. I can see why they say Hemingway changed the course of American literature. "

" beautiful. i love the way Hemingway writes. i have yet to be disappointed from anything he has written. "

" good prose, a few forgettable stories but some other greats "

" Too much machoism for this girl. "

" After reading 'The Paris Wife' I was intrigued to read what Hemingway was writing during this period in his life. These short stories were published in 1925. "

" I like Hemingway read him a lot in college read two of these stories in college and just finished it today a good quick read with short concise sentences If you like short stories you will like this book . "

" "Cat in the Rain" is, I think, my favorite short story and one of the best pieces of American writing ever. "

" Hemingway's best work. "Cat in the Rain" and "Soldier's Home" are two of my favorite stories to read and to teach. "

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

" 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. "