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alexxrose's review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
badmom's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Minor: Toxic friendship, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Death of parent, and Abandonment
mermaidsherbet's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Moderate: Abandonment, Gun violence, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Grief, War, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Animal death, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Suicidal thoughts
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