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I hated Hemingway in high school. His book was like, "The army marched. And fought. And marched again." Or something like that. I think it was the only assigned reading in my AP English class that I didn't finish -- I just couldn't stomach it.
Hemingway is crap. Writing 101: A "story" is an interesting narrative. Hemingway reads more like a boring list of facts. I don't understand why he's considered a great writer. In fact, if it wasn't for the professional typesetting, correct grammar and spelling, and sheer length of his novels, I would have assumed they were the incoherent rantings of some none-too-bright anonymous commenter on the Internet :)
Dickens, on the other hand, is awesome.
Finally, a very informative and intelligent literally opinion.
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>Hemingway is crap. Writing 101: A "story" is an interesting narrative.
You are confusing literature with pulp writing. The above statement is the equivalent to saying "A proper movie is a fast editing film with plenty of explosions and a rocking soundtrack".
To those that lack that ability, I'm sure "Hills like White Elephants" is a story about a train station and "The Sun Also Rises" is a story about drinking.
The best writers know when to shut the heck up and let their stories resonate beyond the words on the page.