Reading Hemingway is always a good idea. There's just a certain deliciousness to his work that you won't find anywhere else, ever. Having said that, it's also a bit disappointing to come to the end of a tale like For Whom the Bell Tolls and experience the stop, which is nothing like an ending. The story simply stops. It's probably the most potent irritant quality of the postmodern class of artists. It was cutting edge, even cool, probably, when it was first published but now it's become a cliche of itself. I enjoyed the unfolding of the story and the complexity of the characters, but I didn't enjoy the non-ends of his tales. So I give it four stars, but I feel like giving it three.

I've read most oh Hemingway's books in the past but it's been like 20 years so I thought given how cheap this was I'd read them again!

A collection of some of Hemingways great books. Couldn't resist the bargin. The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Old Man and the Sea.

A solid collection of Hemingway novels. My copy is a little loose and not holding up super well, but its still a great deal for four great books. My order of preference is probably Old Man and the Sea, The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, then For Whom the Bells Toll.

Ernest Hemingway: Four Novels (Library of Essential Writers Series) by Ernest Hemingway (2007)

A Farewell to Arms moved me deeply. I was no Hemingway fan in college, preferring Faulkner. I have learned to appreciate Hemingway's prose.

Hardbound decorative collection from Barnes and Noble.

These 4 stories ran the gamut with regard to writing style/likability. His sentences are either very clipped or 150 words long,like the one I counted in Farewell to Arms.The Sun Also Rises has lots of irritating dialogue,characters drifting in/out of view. My favorite (The Old Man & The Sea) was spare, sublime. I was there in that boat with him. A Farewell to Arms and For Whom The Bell Tolls fell somewhere in between the two. Still, it's Hemingway, so recommend it. See which ones are your faves.

Old man and sea was good.
Farewell to arms was also good and so was For whom the bell tolls.

Sun also rises - was fairly ok.

The Sun Also Rises - typical Hemingway

I enjoyed the story, but found it incredibly sad. The old man and the boy had a special relationship. Although the village gave up on the man, the boy never did. One day, the man's luck changed, and he caught the biggest fish, but fish was eaten by the sharks.

Another all time fav...Hemingeway is a pleasure to read.