tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post5279379850304412364..comments2023-11-03T18:44:02.277+05:30Comments on THE WORLD IS SQUARE: A Farewell To Arms.Sherry Wasandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02070127948095554465noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-41442437613552202872010-01-07T19:32:53.291+05:302010-01-07T19:32:53.291+05:30Now I REALLY have to read The Old Man and the Sea....Now I REALLY have to read The Old Man and the Sea. :)Sherry Wasandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02070127948095554465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-51250824315380362932010-01-07T00:29:05.028+05:302010-01-07T00:29:05.028+05:30This one is my favourite. My dad handed me Old Man...This one is my favourite. My dad handed me Old Man and the Sea when I was 10, and told me THIS is how you write a book - keep it brief, keep it simple. I've been hooked since. <br /><br />And about the ending, I couldn't agree more. "Haunting" is more fitting than most things there!JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17875510621651608799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-51936967101944602152010-01-06T00:56:18.326+05:302010-01-06T00:56:18.326+05:30Strangely, I've never read his most famous wor...Strangely, I've never read his most famous works(The ones you mentioned). A Farewell to Arms was me making amends in that direction. The Old Man and the Sea will follow. <br /><br />However, his style here was very similar to his short stories. He plays with semi-consequential details all through it. I've begun to associate that with him, in particular.Sherry Wasandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02070127948095554465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124546431971631325.post-83595979926713375792010-01-05T18:54:49.351+05:302010-01-05T18:54:49.351+05:30I've only read The Old Man and the Sea and A M...I've only read The Old Man and the Sea and A Movable Feast..I found him very to-the-point in both, I want so much to go out and buy this right now! :)Tangled up in blue...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09863311350462955038noreply@blogger.com