Have you ever read any of these books? And what did you think of them?

Question

The books with (r) next to them are the ones I've read myself.

Ernest Hemingway - The Old Man and the Sea (r)

Ernest Hemingway - To Have and Have Not

Graham Greene - Brighton Rock (r)

Graham Greene - The Heart of the Matter

Vladamir Nabokov - Laughter in the Dark (r)

The ones I've read, I have loved. But what is your opinion?

Have you read anything else by these writers?


Joseph Conrad - The Return

Steve J - thanks - as to Nabokov, Laughter in the Dark is a lot better (in mt opinion) than Lolita, so you might want to give it a go. I've read Greene's Power and the Glory, great book. Thanks for the suggestions.

Felicity - I read Harry Potter too, but I like lots of different writers and don't often go for the current bestsellers. I'm certainly not a Dan Brown fan.

Answer 1

Hi there.
You are pretty well read! I have read all these books except Laughter in the Dark, as after Lolita I swore never to read Nabokov again. They are all great books and there are more.
Hemingway - try "For Whom the Bell Tolls" and "Death in the Afternoon", both crackers.
Greene - "Our Man in Havana", "the Power and the Glory" and "The End of the Affair", all top notch.
Conrad is king, with me. I completely agree with "Heart of Darkness" but would add "The Secret Agent", "Nostromo" and "Lord Jim" to it, all as good as it gets anywhere.

Based on your taste, could I be cheeky and suggest you try
"The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monserrat and "A Town Like Alice" by Nevil Shute, both master storytellers at the top of their games.

Enjoy, Steve.

Answer 2

I've read all of Ernest Hemingway's books and thought the were great. Ditto Grahame Greene. Nabokov ? Lolita? O:K but not great. Best from Hemingway, 'For whom the bell tolls'.
Best from Graham Greene, 'Our man in Havana'.
Totally personal, but it's comforting to know that there are still some people around who read something other than Harry Potter

Answer 3

The only one I've read is Laughter in the Dark, but I adored it. I've read a lot of Nabokov's work and it's mostly great. I loved Ada, Lolita, and Pale Fire. I've read some Hemingway, but I could never get into it.

Answer 4

I haven't read any of these, but I recently read a great short story by Vladimir Nabokov called The Admiralty Spire, I recommend it if you like him as an author, its a beautiful piece of writing. I keep meaning to check out Graham Greene

Answer 5

When I read the Old Man, I felt so depressed.
I was too young to wholly grasp the story.
Joseph Conrad's books are always a great read.
As for the others, I'm afraid I haven't read them.
I will, though.

Answer 6

Unfortunately I have only read the first one, and I thought it was brilliant. It was misleadingly simple in its style - very straight forward with a lot of what is going on being triggered in the imagination of the reader in regards to the subtle undertones of what the main character is going through.

Another book you might like to read is "The Bridge Over San Luis Rey". It won a Pulitzer Prize, and it deserved it.

Answer 7

I've read some Hemm - had to in school - he's ok.

Nabokov only Lolita (good read tho)

I just finished a great one by Philip K. Dick - google him, he's got some good stuff.

Oh and if you're up for it Bukowski is worth the time too.

enjoy!

Answer 8

All are brill! Add The Heart of Darkness to your list. Helps a lot to understand the idiots on this site. By Joseph Conrad.
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Answer 9

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Answer 10

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