A review by nadyaduck
True at First Light by Ernest Hemingway

3.0

I love Hemingway's writing. It says a lot that I ended up enjoying this book despite some of the unpleasant motivations. In the end I understood and sympathised with Mary's desire to kill the lion, on her own merits. I didn't understand Papa's goings on with Debba, and it made me a bit anxious. Hemingway's love for Africa, hunting, animals and the men he was surrounded with was clear. Reading about his happiness during the Kenyan nights makes this book well worth picking up.