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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
As far as memoires go, I'm not impressed. But chill to hear the personal stories of some literary greats.
Read in CRW Graduate class Food Writing, and I remember none of the book.
reflective
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Creates an interesting portrait of life in 1920s Paris...a vivid picture of the times and the craziness. Odd to read of all of his friends and acquaintances who became so well known and are talked about to this day...
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
After reading the Paris Wife, by Paul McLain, I decided to read about Ernest Hemingway's first marriage from his point of view. The book was very interesting, and although a lot of the events Hemingway writes about appear in the Paris Wife, A Moveable Feast gives a much closer look at some of Hemingway's contemporaries. Hemingway does not write very much about his affair, or subsequent problems with his wife in great detail, but there is a definite feeling of regret throughout the novel.
Might need to go back and reread this. The first few chapters were so slow, but I think it was mainly that I hadn’t figured out the point yet.
I liked reading this directly after the Paris Wife to get Ernest's perspective on things. It was a good read, and I loved learning more about him and what he was trying to achieve with his writing, but I just don't love his style. His show don't describe philosophy leaves too many holes for me...
I love the way that Hemingway writes, clean & beautiful. "His talent was as natural as the pattern that was made by the dust on a butterfly's wings." Just wonderful. I love his thoughts on writing ("All you have to do is write one true sentence. Write the truest sentence you know.") and the reflections on life as well as life in Paris. My least favorite parts were when he was writing about the other writers in Paris, as the ironies of some of the things he had to say about others are easy to see in hindsight.