Reading Hemingway

...encyclopedic and readable...this guide's most impressive feature is its comprehensiveness. The author has drawn on a vast and diverse array of sources. * American Reference Books Annual *
The entries are objectively, carefully done, and they speak for themselves...this is a useful book, especially for newcomers to Hemingway's work, and it should find a place on library shelves along with other commentaries. * The International Fiction Review *
Admirable and indispensable...the service that Mandel has provided for students and researchers—especially in light of the absence of scholarly editions—is immeasurable. * American Literary Scholarship *
Mandel's text is encyclopedic in scope and in material, providing a long-needed guide to the contextual and cultural references in all [Hemingway's] novels...making this one of the most helpful resources in Hemingway studies, perhaps one of the most thorough and effective guides to the socio-cultural and historical references and allusions in modernist fiction... * College Literature *
...especially useful for both beginning and experienced readers. Only those readers with total recall will find this book unnecessary. * Journal of Modern Literature *
Mandel's work seems to me exemplary. In its measured patience and indefatigable willingness to describe and document the factual details in Hemingway's novels, it is an important scholarly resource. * The Hemingway Review *
Certainly, this is a most useful work for any reader who wants some of the more elliptical references in Hemingway explicated. * Aumla *