Ernest Hemingway: Top 10 Recommended Books 1. War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy Hemingway called it one of the greatest novels ever written. A masterclass in war, humanity, and moral weight. 2. Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy He admired Tolstoy’s emotional realism and character depth, especially the honesty of feeling. 3. Madame Bovary – Gustave Flaubert Hemingway famously reread this often, praising its precision and perfect prose. 4. The Brothers Karamazov – Fyodor Dostoevsky A novel he believed asked t