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A review by lailasemeda
True At First Light by Ernest Hemingway
adventurous
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
“I’d rather live in a place and have an actual part in the life of it than just see new strange things.”
This book was reworked by Ernest Hemingway’s son Patrick and published after his death in the mid-1990’s.
The book title is inspired by Mary Hemingway’s fourth wife’s poem mentioning; “In Africa a thing is true at first light and a lie by noon and you have no more respect for it than for the lovely, perfect weed-fringed lake you see across the sun-baked salt plain. You have walked across that plain in the morning and you know that no such lake is there.”
The book is mix between a memoir and fiction about Ernest and Mary Hemingway’s trip to Africa, about their relationship how he loved his wife and how they disagreed together, also about how keen he was to help Mary hunt the majestic lion she wanted to hunt down by herself.
When you read this book you will feel like reading someone’s journal which is very personal and exciting at times, however would be rather boring at other times as it lacks the art of good storytelling.
This book was reworked by Ernest Hemingway’s son Patrick and published after his death in the mid-1990’s.
The book title is inspired by Mary Hemingway’s fourth wife’s poem mentioning; “In Africa a thing is true at first light and a lie by noon and you have no more respect for it than for the lovely, perfect weed-fringed lake you see across the sun-baked salt plain. You have walked across that plain in the morning and you know that no such lake is there.”
The book is mix between a memoir and fiction about Ernest and Mary Hemingway’s trip to Africa, about their relationship how he loved his wife and how they disagreed together, also about how keen he was to help Mary hunt the majestic lion she wanted to hunt down by herself.
When you read this book you will feel like reading someone’s journal which is very personal and exciting at times, however would be rather boring at other times as it lacks the art of good storytelling.