tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post1302836015468241477..comments2024-02-29T03:29:52.934-05:00Comments on A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago: Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-1424354683720123172013-07-19T16:19:44.888-04:002013-07-19T16:19:44.888-04:00The written work. I find his work middling, repet...The written work. I find his work middling, repetivite and overly laconic in the extreme and a pale comparison to his contemporaries. How he somehow won the history lottery and gets assigned to everyone while a far better writer like Dos Passos or James T. Farrell languishes in obscurity is beyond me. <br /><br /><br />The Oak Park thing is just plain funny to me as we have a Hemingway Museum as well as various birthplaces, but by all accounts Hemingway couldn't wait to get out of here.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-41618992486894126622013-07-19T15:25:08.803-04:002013-07-19T15:25:08.803-04:00The written work? The person? Both? Why? His first...The written work? The person? Both? Why? His first two novels, and early stories, are critical to the development of literature. That said, MIP left me cold (one beef out of many: Bunuel depicted with a French accent, when he was Spanish).1K TimesNonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-32792584400627928142013-07-18T17:07:41.843-04:002013-07-18T17:07:41.843-04:00I really, really, REALLY dislike Hemingway. Reall...I really, really, REALLY dislike Hemingway. Really. (Which explains, of course, why I live in Hemingway Central, Oak Park IL.) But my goodness, Stoll as Hemingway was one of the best parts of MIP.Joseph Finnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3953654.post-67288200593568590462013-07-18T16:54:23.441-04:002013-07-18T16:54:23.441-04:00Also, again: Corey Stoll got robbed today.Also, again: Corey Stoll got robbed today.Adam B.noreply@blogger.com