Hi,

I am curious to know what women who have read Ernest Hemingways books think of his style, writing, etc. as his books are very masculine oriented and typically on the topics of men and their struggles. I recently started reading The Old Man And The Sea and as I was reading it, the thought occurred to me that I really couldn’t imagine a woman relating to what was being said on the page.

So I’m curious, female readers who have read his books…do you relate to much of what its saying? What do you think of his books?

Sorry if this sounds naive/obtuse, that is not my intention.

  • fuckit_sowhat@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Why do you think women can’t relate to The Old Man and the Sea?

    Because it’s from a male perspective? Because it’s about a fisherman? Because it’s about physical and mental anguish? Because it’s about our bodies being unable to do what they once could in our younger years? Because it’s about the struggle to survive?

    I’m not asking to be sassy. I genuinely don’t get what about the book you think women couldn’t relate to. Would you not be able to relate to a book about a woman and her struggles?

    • main_got_banned@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      yeah I get it’s a thing now to shit on Hemingway for the dude being so masculine (and misognystic ? I don’t actually know) but like, I could read The Bell Jar just fine and I didn’t share nearly anything w the author/mc but could relate to the feelings of ennui even if it was obvi very gendered