Did you ever read "The Old Man and the Sea?"

I enjoyed it, but it left me wondering why Hemingway was rated so highly. I'm not saying it wasn't good, but I didn't see a pulitzer in there. I didn't see any magic in the writing. It was pretty basic, really. Someone said, 'I believe people are more in love with his legend, rather than his writing.' It's often true of musicians and artists as well.
I also think James Joyce is an amazing literary figure but that Ulysses was seriously overrated.