Paris Wife
I picked the book for our book club this month. I was intrigued about this book when I read the first few pages. I was hooked. To be honest, I know little to nothing about Ernest Hemingway (quite possibly you don't know much either), but I LOVE the time period in which this took place (flapper 1920's) and the story of his first wife, Hadley.
I enjoyed it (but would probably not give it a 10, more like an 8) because I often fantasize about a life lived among the "artists" of the world. What would it be like? Where would I be eating? What city would I be living in? Who would be my friends? Might my friends be famous someday?
I think Ernest lived a troubled life, like many artists/writers. I believe that their brains are wired slightly differently. This makes me think, is it better to be "normal and not brilliant" or "brilliant and quite not normal." I don't know. I am in the life that God has given me, which I love, but I would love to play around in the mind of a genius every now and again.
How ironic, how Hemingway's life ends. Maybe it is true that once you are in a cycle within your family, you are forever in that cycle and it is extremely difficult to work your way out.
Worth a read! Check it out :)
I enjoyed it (but would probably not give it a 10, more like an 8) because I often fantasize about a life lived among the "artists" of the world. What would it be like? Where would I be eating? What city would I be living in? Who would be my friends? Might my friends be famous someday?
I think Ernest lived a troubled life, like many artists/writers. I believe that their brains are wired slightly differently. This makes me think, is it better to be "normal and not brilliant" or "brilliant and quite not normal." I don't know. I am in the life that God has given me, which I love, but I would love to play around in the mind of a genius every now and again.
How ironic, how Hemingway's life ends. Maybe it is true that once you are in a cycle within your family, you are forever in that cycle and it is extremely difficult to work your way out.
Worth a read! Check it out :)
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