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caslater83 's review for:
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
If only more historical fiction works could be written similar to this! It's a dynamite read! I can sense Hadley's passion for her ambitious husband, but his lack of morals is quite appalling. I sense her unhappiness as his affairs come to light. I sense her desires for things to be better because no one really wants to fail at marriage. I detest the other woman because she practically shoved Hadley out of her own marriage.
My impression of Ernest Hemingway is this: he's very self-centered. He cares about nothing but his own work and making his own name stand out in the literary world. His wife and child-bah! He can always divorce and remarry. But I will say that it's quite sad that he eventually committed suicide. The world will always wonder what other works he might have written. Perhaps he realized that he wasn't the man he thought he was.
It's a very good book overall and I think you'll be pleased with the writing style. I wish there wasn't so much drinking, but I'm afraid it was the norm in Europe during this time.
My impression of Ernest Hemingway is this: he's very self-centered. He cares about nothing but his own work and making his own name stand out in the literary world. His wife and child-bah! He can always divorce and remarry. But I will say that it's quite sad that he eventually committed suicide. The world will always wonder what other works he might have written. Perhaps he realized that he wasn't the man he thought he was.
It's a very good book overall and I think you'll be pleased with the writing style. I wish there wasn't so much drinking, but I'm afraid it was the norm in Europe during this time.