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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
I have not read enough Hemingway nor the other authors he encounters in this book for anything here to really resonate with me. The bits about F Scott Fitzgerald are interesting and funny, and there are some other worthwhile vignettes in here but altogether the narrative isn’t interesting enough to hold me as a reader who doesn’t have preexisting interest in the characters.
I came to this book late, turned away by the machismo of Hemingway legend. It's a lovely, moving book, not nearly as spare as I was expecting. Highly recommend.
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
reflective
slow-paced
This was my second time through A Moveable Feast but my first time through this Restored Edition. I think I prefer the original, in general. But this is worth it for Hemingway fans, and I am one. Getting a close-up view of Paris, especially, during the heyday of the Lost Generation is a treat. And, even if 51-year-old me sees some shortcomings in Hemingway's character and opinions that 20-something-year-old me didn't, he's still an amazing writer who lived an interesting life. And this brief look into what was probably the best part of it is well worth the little bit of time it takes to get through it.
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
[To have come on all this new world of writing, with time to read in a city like Paris where there was a way of living well and working, no matter how poor you were, was like having a great treasure given to you.]
Simply delightful. Wanted to read this to get a better understanding of expat life in 1920s Paris to gain a better appreciation of The Sun Also Rises. Loved seeing the references to writing the novel and the cast of characters - writers, poets, artists - Hemingway encountered and the advice he received.
The sketches surrounding F Scott Fitzgerald were especially great due to the level of detail Hemingway provides. It’s abundantly clear that this was a man Hemingway greatly admired despite his many flaws. I think knowing the many other characters’ works (Joyce, Stein, Pound, etc.) would heighten my appreciation of the novel even more.
Simply delightful. Wanted to read this to get a better understanding of expat life in 1920s Paris to gain a better appreciation of The Sun Also Rises. Loved seeing the references to writing the novel and the cast of characters - writers, poets, artists - Hemingway encountered and the advice he received.
The sketches surrounding F Scott Fitzgerald were especially great due to the level of detail Hemingway provides. It’s abundantly clear that this was a man Hemingway greatly admired despite his many flaws. I think knowing the many other characters’ works (Joyce, Stein, Pound, etc.) would heighten my appreciation of the novel even more.
My favorite Hemingway book thus far. Moving, funny and interesting - but concise in a mostly non-annoying way. Also, he really hated Zelda Fitzgerald, huh?
OK. I have to admit that it's been a while since my last encounter with Hemingway's work. I never thought I'd love this book as much as I do, because at first it felt like the stories were so randomly written and that I didn't know what the book was actually about. But Hemingway's portrayal of Paris at that time, his relationship with his friends (Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, F. Scott Fitzgerald, to name a few mentioned in the book), his depiction of Hadley and the subtle way he wrote about his affair with (whom soon to be) his second wife, every words in this book just seem so epic and so alive and beautiful and poetic and every aspect of this book is narrated very very well. I am planning to tackle For Whom The Bell Tolls after this. I keep telling myself not to expect much but I couldn't help it.
What I just wrote was not put together as well as I thought it would be. In short, I love this book because of Hem's excellent penmanship.
What I just wrote was not put together as well as I thought it would be. In short, I love this book because of Hem's excellent penmanship.
reflective
slow-paced
My first Hemingway (which, based on other reviews was a mistake to start with). A gossipy account of Hemingway's time living in Paris. Very inconsistent for me. Some parts were fun and/or beautifully written, especially towards the end with the F. Scott Fitzgerald bits. Other parts were just ok.
slow-paced