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    Islands in the Stream
    Islands in the Stream
    Islands in the Stream
    Audiobook13 hours

    Islands in the Stream

    Written by Ernest Hemingway

    Narrated by Bruce Greenwood

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A later, posthumously published classic following the adventures of a painter in the midst of World War II.

    First published in 1970, nine years after Hemingway's death, this is the story of an artist and adventurer—a man much like Hemingway himself. Beginning in the 1930s, Islands in the Stream follows the fortunes of Thomas Hudson, from his experiences as a painter on the Gulf Stream island of Bimini through his antisubmarine activities off the coast of Cuba during World War II. Hemingway is at his mature best in this beguiling tale.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJul 1, 2006
    ISBN9780743565158
    Islands in the Stream
    Author

    Ernest Hemingway

    Ernest Hemingway did more to change the style of English prose than any other writer of his time. Publication of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms immediately established Hemingway as one of the greatest literary lights of the twentieth century. His classic novel The Old Man and the Sea won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. His life and accomplishments are explored in-depth in the PBS documentary film from Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, Hemingway. Known for his larger-than-life personality and his passions for bullfighting, fishing, and big-game hunting, he died in Ketchum, Idaho on July 2, 1961. 

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    • 5/5
      Excellent wonderful heartbreaking story. I'd forgotten what a wonderful writer EH could be. The cover of the paperback I have is ridiculous, making it look as those this book is a maudlin love story. That's why I only recently got around to reading it. It is a love story though ... a father in love with his children, a man in love with his cat, a friend in love with his friends and only lastly, almost an afterthought, a man in love with the mother of his son. The long intricate description of the fight to land a big one, as a metaphor for his son becoming a man was simply brilliant. The description of his love affair with his cats was heart wrenching. This book was published posthumously and I'm very glad that it was made available. It was truly wonderful.

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    • 5/5
      I think I read this novel when I was much younger. Probably in the '70's. Reading it now, 40 years later it takes on many visceral textures that a 20 year old just cannot feel. But in my 60's I feel I understand mr. Hemingway a little bit better and the enormous sadness he carried within him.A slow read. The story line demanded to be laid aside and allowed to seep into you.Absolutely beautiful in a manly man way.
    • 5/5
      A beautiful though tragic account of the life of an artist living in Cuba. Beautifully written. My favorite Hemingway book.
    • 5/5
      Interesting to know that this was published 9 years after his death.
    • 4/5
      I've been reading this book and it gets better as I go along. I love the opening and how Hemingway establishes such a strong sense of place and quickly anchors the reader into this touching story.Except for a fight, the story moves at a relatively slow pace, which is characteristic of Hemingway and you get the feeling you're watching one of those movies from the 50's.I'll most likely keep this rating or even bump it up a star after I finish it, but so far I'm enjoying it.I think as time goes by, Hemingway becomes more popular because of the era the stories were written. If you like WWII, Spanish Civil War stories, adventurous family tales throughout the world, Hemingway is a good pick.
    • 4/5
      A posthumously pulished novel about a civilian's adventures hunting German submarines in the Caribbean during WWII.
    • 4/5
      A powerful read,, 17 January 2016This review is from: Islands in the Stream (Paperback)This work, like most of Hemingway's work, is extremely 'blokey' in style and subject matter. Fishing, fighting, drinking and war form the backdrop. And yet despite the fact that these are emphatically 'not my thing' I kept on reading. And although I somewhat lost the drift of the finer points of manoeuvres in the German occupied Cuban keys, (and did find my attention slightly wandering, if I'm honest), I have to give it a *4.This is the story of Tom Hudson, a painter on the Bahaman island of Bimini in the 30s. Twice divorced, he looks forward to the visit of his three sons...In the second part, it's a few years later, WWII is here, and we meet Tom on shore leave in Cuba .And in the third section, Tom is leading a crew as they try to flush out a German boat in the mangrove swamps of the keys...I knew this was a strong book when a certain something happens and you hadn't seen it coming and feel like you've been punched in the stomach. There's a lot of dialogue, through which you feel you're getting to know the characters. Also moments of real humour, which again bring the people more vvidly to life.Re-read the first part when you know how the story pans out: it tears you apart.
    • 4/5
      This book was strange in that I very much liked it but apparently for no good reason. Hemingway doesn't seem to make any big point with Islands in the Stream, although certainly this is excusable since it was published after the author's death and was never properly edited by him. The novel is enjoyable solely on the merit of Hemingway's moving characters, namely the protagonist, fictional American painter Thomas Hudson. Parts of the story drag while some moments are overly-macho (yes, even for Hemingway), but more often then not the writing is very good. I would recommend this book to anyone, but I would suggest reading A Farewell to Arms or For Whom the Bell Tolls first; this shouldn't be your first taste of Hemingway.
    • 5/5
      This is the most honest book I've ever read. It's based on his own experiences as a fisherman, sub hunter, and artist. But he seems to put a lot of his private melancholy into this one, more than his other works. I give it a five, though I think it was longer than needed. I suspect he would have edited it down even more than his heirs did. I also appreciate the rare book that can combine nature, romance, and adventure with equal depth in the same story.
    • 5/5
      This is the forth Hemingway book I’ve read. It was the best. It lacked the unpleasant abruptness of A Farewell to Arms but still managed to capture the tumult that placing affections on people has. The story was compelling and the characters interesting. I did not care for the lurid language when the story shifted to Cuban bars. But I suppose Hemingway was showing that even your heroes can be real bastards. That is if you consider Tom a heroic figure. It’s not in style right now to celebrate all that is masculine but if you are predisposed to shirk trends Tom was a masterwork in being a man. All is futile though and Hemingway won’t let you forget it.