You can sure recognize which character in each story is modeled on him.

At this point I've only read A Farewell to Arms, The Sun Also Rises, and For Whom the Bell Tolls.

@OldDave he is considered the father of modern writing. Even Fitzgerald who wrote in the same era had the old fashioned flowery overdone style. Sorry if I anger F. Scott fans. Hemingway really appeals to me

@AmelieMatisse ...I harbor writing ambitions. It's a dilemma because insomnia more or less rules my life and writing keeps me up at night. That being said, I have thought for a while that I wouldn't try too seriously to write anything before I read some Hemingway. I'll be keeping my eye out for "Old Man and the Sea" and "A Movable Feast" at the thrift stores.

@OldDave good luck with your writing ambition. You should definitely go for it! There are so many good writers out there and so many styles. Another favorite contemporary writer of mine is Adam Gopnik

@AmelieMatisse Thanks. I Googled Adam Gopnik, looking into details of three of his books. It's fascinating about Lincoln and Darwin and that makes me want to read that the most. All three sound good.

Yes he absolutely did, he wrote his own legend but he sure had a way with words. I like that sparse, succinct writing style

@AmelieMatisse His style was excellent, many people have written their own legend.

I barely have enough money to stay put. Traveling is out of the question for me.