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A review by bibliorey
Hemingway in Love: His Own Story by A.E. Hotchner
4.0
i think we all collectively agree that hemingway was shit and there was no way he could justify his actions towards what he did to hadley.
nevertheless, this was an enjoyable read for me. hotchner’s writing was truly enticing to me. i wanted to devour this whole book in one night. alas, i had to prioritise what matters first.
it was so interesting getting to peek inside hemingway and hotchner’s friendship along with hemingway’s constant turbulence in his love life. hadley truly did deserved better and i could never understand hemingway’s desire of wanting and loving two women at the same time (which i 100% think pauline is a major homewrecker having read this account). was hadley not enough? was the life he had with hadley, the family that they built, was that not satisfaction enough that he needed someone new?
these are the questions that i repeatedly ask as i progressed through the book. but reading of hemingway’s deteriorating mental health truly hit the sympathetic nerve in me. sure his love life is messed up and that may have contributed to the decaying of his mental health but reading hemingway talk of suicidal intentions and his depression sends me a melancholic wave that i never thought it would. so if you are interested in giving this memoir a go, please bear in mind such trigger warnings (talks of mental health, suicidal ideations, cheating etc.).
nevertheless, this was an enjoyable read for me. hotchner’s writing was truly enticing to me. i wanted to devour this whole book in one night. alas, i had to prioritise what matters first.
it was so interesting getting to peek inside hemingway and hotchner’s friendship along with hemingway’s constant turbulence in his love life. hadley truly did deserved better and i could never understand hemingway’s desire of wanting and loving two women at the same time (which i 100% think pauline is a major homewrecker having read this account). was hadley not enough? was the life he had with hadley, the family that they built, was that not satisfaction enough that he needed someone new?
these are the questions that i repeatedly ask as i progressed through the book. but reading of hemingway’s deteriorating mental health truly hit the sympathetic nerve in me. sure his love life is messed up and that may have contributed to the decaying of his mental health but reading hemingway talk of suicidal intentions and his depression sends me a melancholic wave that i never thought it would. so if you are interested in giving this memoir a go, please bear in mind such trigger warnings (talks of mental health, suicidal ideations, cheating etc.).