I took the liberty of trying out some Hemingway, but was not impressed. The visuals were there, but the content was too crude and unemotional for someone these days to be reading. This can be argued about most of the classic authors. The old rules no longer apply. Hemingway barely passes for a modern man today. What did this man contribute to literature? Sure, he's less of an anachronism than Dickens, but at least Twain inspired me to think.
>>7824430
Nice spooks there, brah.
>>7824437
>Not 'Well spooked, my property'
Can't meme with the best? Then 404 like the restYou're right though, unspook yourself OP
>>7824437
I know my statement was vague, but this is not about anything in particular, but what this man was about. He's more of a symbol than anything. So far, I've learned nothing from him. Maybe that's why he shot himself. How long can you regurgitate memes of manhood without exploring the implications of behavior? Hemingway seems like he was an empty man.
>>7824430
>the content was too crude and unemotional
you not seeing it does not mean that it isn't there
very fitting statement to make in the era of flashy surface emotions and wearing your heart with a depth of a puddle on your sleeve
in other wordsgit gud
and I'm not even a huge hemmmmmmmingway fan
hemmingway is literally 2subtle4u
>Hemingway
>unemotional
The dude's a fucking wet towel with a tuff guy put-on.
>>7824430
>too crude and unemotional for someone these days to be reading
Please give me an example of an author you think typifies the emotional "modern man"
>>7824483
>>7824483
>Please give me an example
if you're in need of one, you're in trouble. The only one that I can think of is not modern, but Twain was ahead of his time. Too many authors are self-absorbed, those I've read anyway.
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>>7824500
saving a shit thread
>>7824500
So where do you get your definition of a "modern man" from then? If it's just based on your own experiences and anecdotes you can't expect us to take your thread seriously. It's basically the equivalent of teenage girls on goodreads whining that they "couldn't identify with the book" It's not a criticism if you can't back it up. I don't care if you like or don't like a particular author but you're acting as though your subjective, unsubstantiated opinions actually mean something.
>>7824519
Most of the books I've read were non-fiction. I just decided to try some more fiction. I don't know how to put this without perhaps being rebuked, but I'm more of a Hitchens and Dawkins kind of guy.
Perhaps I should stay away from fiction altogether.
>>7824533
>but I'm more of a Hitchens and Dawkins kind of guy.
ahhh
you'll catch a few, don't worry
exiting this thread
>>7824533
Preferring non fiction over fiction can be a sign of autism. Not even joking.
>>7824533
Perhaps you should.
Anyway, Hemingway is important in the history of American writing because his style influences writers today. Before him, American writers wrote in the same ornate manner as our cousins across the Atlantic. Hemingway's economy of language impressed many and Western literature since his time has seen less as more.
>>7824554
I'm sure it is. But I find television more entertaining than literary fiction. Unless it's Philip K. Dick or Hunter S. Thompson (?)
>>7824555
I understand that, but that doesn't mean he's without flaw
>>7824567
He has plenty of legitimate flaws to point out. I haven't heard you point out any though.
>>7824567
I was under the impression you were wondering why he was important. Hemingway is more important from a historical standpoint than anything else... his writing is surpassed by many authors, and if he didn't live the celebrity-lifestyle he did people wouldn't jerk themselves to the thought of him as they still do today.
Of course he's not without flaw. No author is without flaw.
>>7824574
I'm counting out his obsessive pursuit to prove himself as well as his attempt to define what a real man's supposed to be. He made a lot of self-interested men very proud in the process of redefining the medium.
WHat did you read by hemmy? his short stories? try the sun also rises at least. the protagonist is impotent. if you're so convinced hemmy's whole project was to define manhood, i'd be interested to know what you make of that?
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