Chapters 1-5

This week I read chapters 1-5 of A Moveable Feast: The Restored Edition by Earnest Hemingway. First, I want to address some issues I had with the reading from last week. In the introduction of the book, I discovered that when the book first was published in 1964, there was heavy editing and some parts were completely rewritten because Hemingway died before finishing it. First of all, why in the world did this happen? Why would and editor change someone's own words without the author's consent? Is that even legal? This actually makes me angry. I am glad there are some fragments in the back because I want to see what and where he left off. I would be very interested in seeing his manuscripts if that were possible.

Moving on to the reading from this week, I discovered Hemingway's writing style is quite different than the books I normally read. In his book, there are minimal descriptions. The characters seem to be shaped more by the dialogue than visual descriptions of them. I'm a visual person, so this caught me a little off guard.

As I was reading, I was a little confused as to where this story is going. None of his writing seems very personal. I don't get a sense of love or admiration for his wife or really get a sense of his relationship anyone or how he feels about other characters. It just seems likes he's telling what is happening and that is it. Next week I might have more insight and input on the book.