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Summary: "Papa" would surely object...
Review: .. to his own children (Jack in this case) to carving his work up into a theme park for "literate" anglers: a sort of ice sculpture of Hemingway, sharp and cool but a foolish definition quite beside its actual use and value as literature. Did Jack (RIP) really have to borrow the opening of River Runs Through It for his introduction to enter it in the angling lit sweepstakes? If you need to prove the inherent value of fishing for you OR EH, here's lots of good lit crit that does that... this artificial arrangement only borrows Hemingway's artist halo... read the collections. I agree with other readers that the saltwater documents is fine --and that kinda bullfight on water seems to have been really consoling to Hemingway, as he got crankier and crankier about the world. But the fiction, taken out of its context of his edited collections, has ipso facto less "character". Far from "spendid," EH would have found choice adjectives for this kind of exploitive fashion publishing.
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Summary: Excellent collection of Hemingway's best at fishing...
Review: Ernest Hemingway, beside being the premier American author of the twentieth century, also fished quite avidly. The assorted writings in "Hemingway on Fishing" range from articles written for magazines, to portions of books such as "The Sun Also Rises" and "Old Man and the Sea." One of the stories rivals the Old Man and the Sea when it comes to futility and heartbreak in fishing for marlin. Excellent book: if you enjoy Hemingway and the fish of the sea, get your hands on a copy.
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Summary: Excellent collection of Hemingway's best at fishing...
Review: Ernest Hemingway, beside being the premier American author of the twentieth century, also fished quite avidly. The assorted writings in "Hemingway on Fishing" range from articles written for magazines, to portions of books such as "The Sun Also Rises" and "Old Man and the Sea." One of the stories rivals the Old Man and the Sea when it comes to futility and heartbreak in fishing for marlin. Excellent book: if you enjoy Hemingway and the fish of the sea, get your hands on a copy.
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Summary: Papa at his finest
Review: For Papa fishing was an act of love and worship. It was pure. It was simple. And the earth always moved. Enjoy this definitive collection of his most heartfelt writing. This is the core of Hemingway. It is a pathway to nobility and wisdom. A reader of these pieces can only shake his head in dismay at politicians and heroes in today's culture who even utter the word "character". If you need to talk about it, you don't understand it. Reading this book is a rite of passage. Thanks, Papa.
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Summary: Gathers Hemingway's writings about angling
Review: Hemingway On Fishing gathers Hemingway's writings about angling, and while it fits into our 'literature' section quite neatly with its flowing prose and evocative descriptions, it's the fisherman who will appreciate Hemingway's passion for the sport. Nick Lyons edits the presentation and provide an introduction, Jack Hemingway the foreword in this classic treatise.
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Summary: overrated
Review: i did not get that much from the book
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Summary: Great Collection of Stories
Review: Perfect for anyone who enjoys Hemingway, fishing, and/or just reading about fishing. Some of the best pieces are from magazine articles he wrote about fishing in Europe and on the Gulf Stream. It is also nicely divided in to different sections, and it is not necessary to read from cover-to-cover.
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Summary: Marlin Reality
Review: The best descriptions of marlin fishing I have ever read. Papa get to the essence of the experience;not overdone. Beautifully and unhurriedly transmitted to the reader.Other excerpts are edited perfectly. A great book.
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Summary: Please -- no more literature critics....
Review: This book is a "matter of fact" gathered from the thoughts of a fellow who enjoyed the outdoors more than his own life. Within the pages of this 'compilation' a person can understand a little more about a poet that was not revealed through many of the original passages. As I have personally read, many of Hemingway's articles, short stories and novels are written from hindsight and many personal experiences, albiet great compositions; there was a literate outcome and method.
Nick Lyons is a great writer on his own and he has had much of a collection to work with in preparing this book. His [Lyons] piecing of this puzzle has made good sense and his additions have overwhelmed the possibilities.
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Summary: Please -- no more literature critics....
Review: This book is a "matter of fact" gathered from the thoughts of a fellow who enjoyed the outdoors more than his own life. Within the pages of this 'compilation' a person can understand a little more about a poet that was not revealed through many of the original passages. As I have personally read, many of Hemingway's articles, short stories and novels are written from hindsight and many personal experiences, albiet great compositions; there was a literate outcome and method.
Nick Lyons is a great writer on his own and he has had much of a collection to work with in preparing this book. His [Lyons] piecing of this puzzle has made good sense and his additions have overwhelmed the possibilities.
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