sirhe's review against another edition
3.0
"You can read some of it again. Most of it. But then it will start to make you angry, no matter how great it is." p. 138
cayleigh's review against another edition
The fact that I love Hemingway makes so much sense regarding my taste in men but is also beyond concerning.
silvermac's review against another edition
5.0
Apéritifs, typewriters, and Paris—what more do you want?
nhacco's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
Interesting, easy to read, with very detailed accounts of some big names in the literary world whose personal life or personality I would otherwise not know about. But a little too many descriptions of streets and itineraries. Curious for sure
jjbarnes's review against another edition
4.0
this was truly wonderful. the beginning of the book is a little slow and it takes a while to get into, but once you do it’s an absolute blast. hemingway does a very good job painting a picture of the struggling writer in paris and he captures paris, as it was at that time in a lovely way. he manages to show the dirty, poor, and ugly, without taking anything away from the beauty of paris. the second part of the book is what i thoroughly enjoyed. he goes on to describe his acquaintances with all the famous writers of his time and it makes for a really interesting reading experience. my absolute favourite part was when he was talking about his friendship with f scott fitzgerald, particularly truly a one of a kind reading experience that i think everyone should have in their lives. l
Spoiler
him being insecure about his dick size and hemingway assuring him that it was perfectly satisfactory.ceebs's review against another edition
4.0
A transporting book. Perfect for anyone interested in an insider view of the Paris expatriate community in the 1920s.
I especially enjoyed the stories on Fitzgerald, which were so bizarre.
I especially enjoyed the stories on Fitzgerald, which were so bizarre.
shesjamesevans's review against another edition
3.0
3.5?
I found hard to get into this book at the beginning. I struggle a lot when reading short things, and these were not short stories, but the lack of plot was -understandable due the type of book- challenging.
But around half way I was all into it. I’m not super smart in regards of writers and artists and I found quite interesting the relationship of Hemingway with all these super writers. Probably it’s his biased point of view, but it’s like super fancy and artistic tabloids.
And his writing it’s just inexplicable. Because it’s poetic in an effortless way, without using tongue twists or overly complicated metaphors or any other tool than his simple words.
And I wish I knew Paris so I could enjoy this more, as people say you do if you knew Paris.
I found hard to get into this book at the beginning. I struggle a lot when reading short things, and these were not short stories, but the lack of plot was -understandable due the type of book- challenging.
But around half way I was all into it. I’m not super smart in regards of writers and artists and I found quite interesting the relationship of Hemingway with all these super writers. Probably it’s his biased point of view, but it’s like super fancy and artistic tabloids.
And his writing it’s just inexplicable. Because it’s poetic in an effortless way, without using tongue twists or overly complicated metaphors or any other tool than his simple words.
And I wish I knew Paris so I could enjoy this more, as people say you do if you knew Paris.