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What can I say about this beautiful story of Hemingway & Hadley in their early days in Paris when they were "very poor and very happy"? I am always amazed by the disconnect between his incredible prose, the depth of his insight and his truely sh*t 'real' personality. Genius has its dark side and he certainly did. In many way I don't really want to 'like' his work, but like stories of his life, I am attracted to it like a moth to a flame. (In the case of his life, like watching a train wreck). Th
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This is my favorite go-to book when I need a flashback to Paris. The descriptions are incredible and can provide an interesting walking tour of the city. Knowing that the relationships and encounters with other famous writers are not written exactly objectionally does not take away from the stories.
This was a quick read (for Hemingway) and an interesting look at his time in Paris during the early part of his career.
I just went to Paris for the first time, re-read this book and did a stomp around the Latin Quarter and even checked into Shakespeare & Company. The book means so much more now that I've actually been there, especially having a walk down Gertrude Stein's quiet street (47 rue de Fleurus). Paris definitely lives up to the hype, although living on $5 a day (as Hemingway remarks in the book) is way off these days. The Latin Quarter has been quite gentrified and the cafés and brasseries that Hemingwa
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I'm going to take a moment to be impressed with myself for reading an Ernest Hemingway book. I've never really enjoyed his writing. After reading The Paris Wife, though, I've developed a fascination with him, and especially Hadley. I think this was more readable than other Hemingway works because it was so broken up into little vignettes. Altogether, a good read. He captured a lot of little things really well. I found the stories about Scott Fitzgerald especially interesting.
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May 13, 2012
Alexandra Steinmetz
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it was amazing
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Mar 14, 2013
Laura Jet
marked it as to-read
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Jun 12, 2013
Vigdis
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really liked it
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