A review by troystory
Hemingway in Love: His Own Story by A.E. Hotchner

5.0

I started reading this memoir with no prior knowledge of Hemingway, and I learned so much while I was reading it. What a delightful, casual book! It's small enough to breeze through, but it's packed full of interesting stories. And it's written so beautifully. This is truly some of the most poetic language I've encountered in a while. My absolute favourite thing about it was how easy it was to fall into the trap of believing, even for a split second, that you're the old friend having a chat with Hemingway. This book was written in such a compelling way that it seemed less like reading someone's Wikipedia page, and more like sitting by a fire with them and listening to their stories. Just a beautiful, vivid book, with really wonderful insights into Hemingway's life. It was such a joy to read!