Book · 2014 · Fiction
For Whom the Bell Tolls
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It wasn't until I was out of college that for some crazy reason I picked up For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway, I was blown away.
What they say about it
- Discussing the classic novel“novel of the Spanish Civil War”2
The best things said about it
I'm reading For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway which I read 50 years ago for the first time and now I'm rereading it.
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway and you know the sort of like central drama of it is this is a night before this military operation.
Ryan Holiday The Daily Stoic · Jan 2026 Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway is a classic novel centered on the Spanish Civil War and the harrowing experiences of Robert Jordan, an American volunteer attached to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Russ Roberts discussed rereading the novel on EconTalk after decades away from it, ultimately recommending it to listeners and organizing an EconTalk book club episode around Hemingway's depiction of love and war. David Wyatt also appeared on EconTalk to analyze the historical background of the protagonist and the American volunteers who fought in Spain. Ryan Holiday brought up the book on The Daily Stoic to examine its central dramatic tension on the eve of a military operation and its broader themes of mortality and time. Emily Jashinsky mentioned the title during a discussion on Breaking Points while reflecting on reading habits, and a listener named Nancy shared on The Book Review how discovering the novel after college deeply inspired her love of reading.
Every mention
Russ Roberts I'm reading uh I'm reading For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway which I read 50 years ago for the first tim… 3
“Our topic for today is Hemingway's novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls.”
“And before introducing today's guest, I want to mention that we will be doing an Econ Talk book club in two weeks, an episode on Ernest Hemingway's novel of the Spanish Civil War, for whom the bell tolls.”
“I'm reading uh I'm reading For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemingway which I read 50 years ago for the first time and now I'm rereading it and I have no interest in rereading and I should just say for the record if you had said to me hey what what's your next book next book it be? How about”
David Wyatt There's also a an American contingent about 300 or 3,000 American soldiers or volunteers form the Abraham L… 1
“There's also a an American contingent about 300 or 3,000 American soldiers or volunteers form the Abraham Lincoln brigade and Robert Jordan the protagonist of whom the Boltos is a kind of member of that that brigade.”
Emily Jashinsky I I thought I was saying for whom the belt... um that's from For Whom the belt 1
“I I thought I was saying for whom the belt... um that's from For Whom the belt”
Ryan Holiday There's a obviously you know for whom the bell tolls by Hemingway and you know the sort of like central dra… 1
“There's a obviously you know for whom the bell tolls by Hemingway and you know the sort of like central drama of it is this is a night before this military operation where Robert Jordan I think his name is the the narrator or the the main character.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“it wasn't until I was out of college that for some crazy reason I picked up For Whom the Bell TOS by Hemingway I was blown away”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
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