Must admit Moby Dick did me in. Met a woman who bragged (?) she had read it 23 times. Thought I better give it a try after all these years. I'd always heard it's really great except for the whaling stuff. Trouble is its all whaling stuff. I think the woman who read it 23 times may need therapy.

As for Hemingway: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1998/11/09/last-words-6?utm_campaign=falcon&utm_medium=social&mbid=social_twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_brand=tny