Series ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Ernest Hemingway on Writing
Larry W. Phillips · 2019
🎙 Narrated by John Bedford Lloyd
76/100
👍 Worth It
A lean, quotable trove of Hemingway's own thoughts on the writer's life — more a companion for working writers than a story to get swept up in. It's nonfiction and mostly clean, though there's a section on 'Obscenity' where his own blunt language shows up. John Bedford Lloyd is a four-time Earphones Award-winning narrator, which bodes well even though I didn't find commentary specific to this title.
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🎙 Narration: good Narrated by four-time Earphones Award winner John Bedford Lloyd; no title-specific critical commentary was found, but the award pedigree is a strong signal.
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Faith & family safety80
Substance / usefulness75
Craft & writing70
Originality60
Evidence & accuracy85
Hype vs delivers80
Age-fit80
Human-eye read75
Penny’s verdict76
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