The Off Topic Topic

[Josephus]

You really owe it to yourself to read For Whom the Bell Tolls.  It's a masterpiece.

Plus the protagonist is a commie. 

I'll add it to my list. Thanks.

[Lettow77]

Sydney, Australia is no sort of place to find yourself. The next four weeks will be quite a trial, I think.

[jimmy olsen]

Why will you be in Sydney?

[jimmy olsen]

Cool

http://www.slate.com/blogs/atlas_obscura/2013/06/28/russian_diamond_mine_is_the_worlds_second_largest_hole.html

[11B4V]

Sydney, Australia is no sort of place to find yourself. The next four weeks will be quite a trial, I think.

I could think of much worse places there Sport.

[CountDeMoney]

Sydney, Australia is no sort of place to find yourself. The next four weeks will be quite a trial, I think.

I could think of much worse places there Sport.

Probably been watching too many Mad Max movies.

[Eddie Teach]

Sydney, Australia is no sort of place to find yourself. The next four weeks will be quite a trial, I think.

Aussies trying to deport you? 

[Syt]

Sydney, Australia is no sort of place to find yourself. The next four weeks will be quite a trial, I think.

I could think of much worse places there Sport.

Probably been watching too many Mad Max movies.

Or Neighbours.

[Admiral Yi]

Returning to For Whom the Bell Tolls for a moment, one of the most brilliant parts of the book to me is the way Hemingway renders/translates Spanish dialogue in English.  To me it feels like Spaniards talking.

I'd be interested in hearing the opinions of native Spanish speakers.  Do you think he captured the feel of the language?

[The Larch]

Returning to For Whom the Bell Tolls for a moment, one of the most brilliant parts of the book to me is the way Hemingway renders/translates Spanish dialogue in English.  To me it feels like Spaniards talking.

I'd be interested in hearing the opinions of native Spanish speakers.  Do you think he captured the feel of the language?

Haven't read the book or anything else by him. The one classic American writer I'm getting into is Steinbeck.

[CountDeMoney]

The one classic American writer I'm getting into is Steinbeck.

I prefer Steinbeck over Hemingway any day of the week and think he writes circles around Shotgun Ernie, but you should at the very least read For Whom The Bell Tolls, if only to have one Hemingway work under your belt.

[The Larch]

The one classic American writer I'm getting into is Steinbeck.

I prefer Steinbeck over Hemingway any day of the week and think he writes circles around Shotgun Ernie, but you should at the very least read For Whom The Bell Tolls, if only to have one Hemingway work under your belt.

I actually own the book, but haven't started on it yet. I'll have to move it up the almost endless "to read" pile.

What about "The old man and the sea"?

[HVC]

Sydney, Australia is no sort of place to find yourself. The next four weeks will be quite a trial, I think.

I could think of much worse places there Sport.

Plus they're super racist, so he'll feel right at home.

[Ed Anger]

Crikey!

[CountDeMoney]

What about "The old man and the sea"?

I liked it, but would put FWTB before it on the "If Only One Hemingway Work" list. 

You could probably knock it out in an evening if you're a marathon reader.