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The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

9 reviews

an_finsceal's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book could be a perfect movie adaptation in my opinion. I would love to really visualise all the towns and cities in Europe that are mentioned in the book during this time, Paris especially. I love the mention of all the other big-time authors of the time sprinkled throughout. It made the story feel like a literary avengers in a way. The ending is heartbreaking. I wasn't prepared for it to be so gut-wrenching.

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kshertz's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It’s so interesting to get the perspective of Ernest Hemingway’s wife. I’ve definitely wondered about her and how she could put up with him. yes it’s fiction but totally plausible and very entertaining. It was hard to watch her make bad decisions and be treated terribly. But fascinating. This was very well written

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prairieraven's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Good historical fiction novel about Hadley and Ernest (Hemingway).

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alexxrose's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This is a really good fictionalized account of Ernest Hemingway's first wife, Hadley Richardson, but told through Hadley's eyes. Apparently the author stuck to the facts and just elaborated on the emotional inner lives of Hadley and Ernest and I really enjoyed that.
I don't know if I would qualify this book as romantic. I already roughly knew Hemingway's life so I felt a sense of impending doom all the time. It was a beautiful love story but I knew it wasn't going to last but I think the author used that to her advantage. She tells you in the first chapter that the marriage will dissolve, so even if you don't know Hemingway's story you know it's coming.
McLain created such a beautifully broken world that I'll definitely be looking into the sequel she wrote about one of Hemingway's other wives. I'm interested to see if she can convince me that one of Hemingway's other relationships was as beautiful as the one McClain imagined between Hemingway and Hadley.

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