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goldandsalt 's review for:
A Moveable Feast
by Ernest Hemingway
This book allowed me to appreciate Hemingway.
The main thing that I took away from it was why he makes the choices he does in writing. I was very impressed by his efforts to write what is true, and his belief in mot juste. I loved that with so few words, and so little description, he made the story of a waiter and a friend gardening together an incredibly tender account.
I was also pleased by how current, how modern some of his stories are. The description of the goatherd guiding his goats through the streets of Paris, and the whole chapter elevating the urban fishermen - those speak to the modern foodie.
Now I feel ready to tackle some more of his works.
The main thing that I took away from it was why he makes the choices he does in writing. I was very impressed by his efforts to write what is true, and his belief in mot juste. I loved that with so few words, and so little description, he made the story of a waiter and a friend gardening together an incredibly tender account.
I was also pleased by how current, how modern some of his stories are. The description of the goatherd guiding his goats through the streets of Paris, and the whole chapter elevating the urban fishermen - those speak to the modern foodie.
Now I feel ready to tackle some more of his works.