Some of the book drifts into silly dialog, and some of the book is classic Hemingway that is moving and sinks into your soul. He writes about them, and their life, and about life in that time. This book opens the window and discusses how he wrote and how he felt about how he wrote, it portrays the happy time of his life writing and being poor and being happy with Hadley, his first wife and one whom he was forever affectionate toward and living in Paris with other writers. Some of his stories, short stories especially, are dark and difficult to expose yourself to. There is some of Hemingway's work that is pure magic, stories that take you into a place and time and tell a story in a way that changes your life in some impactful manner, 'The Sun Also Rises' 'The Green Hills of Africa' are two of my favorites. This book, which is a compendium of stories and notes from Hemingway's early days in Paris is a wonderful insight into this important literary figures life. Please click YES if this review was helpful to you. This is a perfect complement to The Paris Wife and Midnight in Paris. You hear how he edited a section of his work, over, and over again-the subtle changes towards perfection, Hemingway style. A bonus is found at the end of the book: Hemingway’s revisions of a section. You hear Hemingway’s thoughts about himself, about the writing process, and about others including some of literature’s best: Fitzgerald, James, Ford, Gertrude Stein (It is no wonder why she didn’t talk with him after this book-showing that honesty in print isn’t always the best policy.). This story is a love story and a tale of regret-a tale of lessons learned from the altered and divorcee. For a sample of Lloyd’s voice, check out Michael Crichton’s Micro: A Novel.

Lloyd does a wonderful job narrating this up-lifting Hemingway book.

Perfect complement-Paris Wife & Midnight in Parisĭon’t let the Sample discourage you from listening to this wonderful book! The Sample-the forward and introduction-are presented by relatives of Hemingway, not the narrator J.

A moveable feast by ernest hemingway