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A review by geniusscientist
True at First Light by Patrick Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway
5.0
Brian Dennehy did the narration. On the one hand, he didn't do much to differentiate from one character to the next, which was sometimes confusing. And I guess he can't do a British accent either . . . what is up with actors not being able to do a British accent? That should be a requirement for qualifying for a SAG card. Anyway. But his voice is soothing and I enjoyed his narration. At least partly because, in my mind's eye, he looks a little like Hemingway.
So, I liked this book. Nothing happens in it, really, but I don't care. It's slow and relaxing and makes me want to be on a safari in Africa.
I can't speak to how much it really "sounds" like Hemingway -- this is a posthumous book, and some people think it was edited terribly. The sentences are staccato and repetitive, but isn't that just how he writes? I must read more Hemingway to compare.
Also I don't know why people call him a jerk in relation to this book, I don't think he's a jerk at all! Well, except when he makes Miss Mary sound like a ten-year-old. But besides that, he's an all right dude.
EDIT, 1/3/09: I'm bumping this baby up to 5 stars because I think about it all the time, always think that people I know should read it, and have thought about getting it out from the library to listen to it again. Not sure what it is I like so much about this book, but I do.
So, I liked this book. Nothing happens in it, really, but I don't care. It's slow and relaxing and makes me want to be on a safari in Africa.
I can't speak to how much it really "sounds" like Hemingway -- this is a posthumous book, and some people think it was edited terribly. The sentences are staccato and repetitive, but isn't that just how he writes? I must read more Hemingway to compare.
Also I don't know why people call him a jerk in relation to this book, I don't think he's a jerk at all! Well, except when he makes Miss Mary sound like a ten-year-old. But besides that, he's an all right dude.
EDIT, 1/3/09: I'm bumping this baby up to 5 stars because I think about it all the time, always think that people I know should read it, and have thought about getting it out from the library to listen to it again. Not sure what it is I like so much about this book, but I do.