Hemingway vs. Smittenkitchen

The styles of Hemingway and smittenkitchen are very different. Hemingway is very formal, where smittenkitchen has a much more conversational type of tone. Hemingway also writes in a very short and to the point way. There aren’t any unnecessary words in his story, where in the smittenkitchen blog post there were lots of opinions and back story that weren’t really essential to the recipe or what happened when she tried the recipe. The language used in Hemingway is very direct, where the language in smittenkitchen is much more flowery. It’s almost like Hemingway had a word restriction on the story he was writing, and smittenkitchen was allowed to ramble on as much as she wanted. Hemingway’s style almost makes me feel like there’s a sense of urgency with the story he’s telling, even though there really isn’t. Smittenkitchen seems like I’m having a conversation with a friend who found a really great recipe for me to try. The difference in effect from these two pieces is a large one. In Hemingway’s story you can tell that it’s a bit dated from the language used and also that one character at least speaks Spanish, if he doesn’t live in a Spanish speaking country. The effect of the blog is that the author is speaking with a friend, and one can tell from the language and grammar choices that it is a fairly recent piece of writing. Hemingway’s language also leaves the reader feeling an abruptness because of his use of short sentences and to the point details. To me, it seems that the smittenkitchen blog flows better. It also seems that the smittenkitchen blog is more natural. This could also be because Hemingway is trying to tell a specific story where smittenkitchen is just talking about a recipe she tried and why she chose to try it.