I recently had to read Papa Hemingway for my Biographical writing class and I must admit that I didn't love it. There were some redeeming qualities and some interesting moments, but overall, it didn't do it for me. The biggest problem I saw was that the writing didn't match that of Hemingway. Ernest had a very interesting life and that show by all the places he lived and all the books he wrote and the people he knew, but the writing felt stiff to me. I realize that the book was written in the 50s and that can account for some of the stiffness but, apparently Hotchner's writing style hasn't really transcended time. There were multiple people in my class that felt this way. It's not that the book was bad because it wasn't, it just didn't capture my attention.
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