Across the River and Into the Trees (CD-Audio)

from Plumberti

Not one of my favorites. Kept my interest at first because of the detail and history he gives of the city. Book seemed to drag on a bit and I seemed to lose interest around the middle of the book. It seemed there was 150 pages of them just eating and saying 'I love you' over and over again. The e...

from fuzzy_patters

This is a good book, but it isn't great by Hemingway standards. Hemingway's greatest strengths lie in writing honestly and in portraying tragedies. The writing here is very open and honest, but the tragedy is mitigated by the fact that there is only one way for the story to end. It lacks the punc...

from SplAgentsDandJ

As a long time Hemingway enthusiast, Across The River was one of the few of his works I hadn't read at the time. I was a little disappointed by the pace and depth compared to earlier works. Compared to The Sun Also Rises, A Moveable Feast or even Death In The Afternoon, Across The River plods alo...

from charlie68

A tale of a conversation between an American Colonel and his Italian. girlfriend. I drew some conclusions.

from JBreedlove

A story about a cynical American officer and his affair for an Italian countess in post-WWII Italy. A banal subject is brought to wondrous life by a great author.