tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post6895298018885475609..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: The Paris Wife by Paula McLain (Audio)JoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-60047971388064538872011-12-13T07:48:12.038-05:002011-12-13T07:48:12.038-05:00Kaye - I've read a few other reviews that sha...Kaye - I've read a few other reviews that share your opinion, so you are definitely not alone. They sure didn't lead a 'quiet' life ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-2414605078752176242011-12-12T16:44:39.970-05:002011-12-12T16:44:39.970-05:00I'm the oddball here as I thought The Paris Wi...I'm the oddball here as I thought The Paris Wife was bereft of feeling and Hadley was enormously boring. Hoping for some great descriptions of Paris, I was disappointed. It seemed just like a list of how much and what they drank and who was sleeping with whom. Glad you enjoyed it.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-4553930494984452282011-12-09T15:46:50.371-05:002011-12-09T15:46:50.371-05:00Diane - I think you'd like this one, too.
Rip...Diane - I think you'd like this one, too.<br /><br />Rippleeffects - Thanks so much for the link to your review/pictures! Very excited to hear about a movie adaptation, too.<br /><br />Col - The reader added so much to the audio production.<br /><br />Mystica - I hope you get to read this!<br /><br />Nymeth - You should definitely read A Moveable Feast at some point. I'm looking forward to the DVD release of Midnight in Paris later this month... can't wait to see it again!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-54992875410664095742011-12-09T06:51:48.517-05:002011-12-09T06:51:48.517-05:00This sounds like something I'd really enjoy. I...This sounds like something I'd really enjoy. I've been meaning to read A Moveable Feast for ages, but I did watch and enjoyed Midnight in Paris. Like you, I was left in the mood for more.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-4159294519495265632011-12-08T22:33:43.112-05:002011-12-08T22:33:43.112-05:00This is one I must get to somehow!This is one I must get to somehow!Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-55802981875910324012011-12-08T22:16:19.862-05:002011-12-08T22:16:19.862-05:00I absolutely loved this book -- and I bet the audi...I absolutely loved this book -- and I bet the audio was fantastic. Glad you enjoyed it as well!Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-53333508801166825852011-12-08T21:04:24.578-05:002011-12-08T21:04:24.578-05:00I love this book. I think Hadley, rather than bein...I love this book. I think Hadley, rather than being the 'great woman', alas, was a silent suffering wife. I'm so glad that Paula McLain chose to write a novel from her POV. <br /><br />I was visiting Toronto when I read this book and found out that Hadley gave birth to Bumby there. The Hemingway went to Toronto (where Hemingway used to work) just to give birth to the baby because of the better health care than Paris. I did some research and went to the street address they used to live. Now it's an apartment bldg. aptly named "The Hemingway". If you're interested, <a href="http://rippleeffects.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/the-paris-wife-by-paula-mclain/" rel="nofollow">here are the photos</a>. <br /><br />Also, there will be a movie adaptation of The Paris Wife coming up. I sure hope they have a good cast to do it. <br /><br />ArtiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-55922617550403037992011-12-08T20:40:07.444-05:002011-12-08T20:40:07.444-05:00Glad u enjoyed this JoAnn, as I have it on my iPod...Glad u enjoyed this JoAnn, as I have it on my iPod - 2012 I hope. I love Hemingway.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-57013917629253221182011-12-08T18:11:29.668-05:002011-12-08T18:11:29.668-05:00Margot - I hope you don't have to wait too muc...Margot - I hope you don't have to wait too much longer for this audio. One of my New Year's resolutions is to get back into the Short Story Monday habit. I've still been reading them, but can't seem to get a post together on Monday. Maybe I'll start writing them ahead of time.<br /><br />Sunday Taylor - I'll be reading more books about/by the Lost Generation. Plan to reread Tender is the Night early next year and have added We Were All So Young to my wish list. Thanks for the recommendation!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-77858618656086042272011-12-08T17:42:25.254-05:002011-12-08T17:42:25.254-05:00I loved this book! After Midnight in Paris I read...I loved this book! After Midnight in Paris I read several books on Hemingway and the Lost Generation. One of the best was "We Were All So Young" about Gerald and Sara Murphy.Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-33996768848301706382011-12-08T16:13:25.680-05:002011-12-08T16:13:25.680-05:00I have my name on the list for the audio version a...I have my name on the list for the audio version at the library. After reading your review, I wish they would hurry up and get it to me. In my younger years I was quite captivated with Hemingway and read nearly everything he wrote. I thought The Paris Wife would make a nice way to take another look at him and perhaps reread a novel or two. I'm also interested in the collection of short stories you mentioned.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-20808741729706590762011-12-08T14:50:15.301-05:002011-12-08T14:50:15.301-05:00Audrey - The "taking characters out of the re...Audrey - The "taking characters out of the required reading list" came from the audible review. I just loved the line and had to use it, too! Wonder if this would work better for you on audio?<br /><br />JaneGS - I guess I'm a once and future Hemingway fan, too! Hope your library has this on audio. I even listened to it a couple of times in the middle of the night when I couldn't fall back to sleep!<br /><br />Bellezza - I don't think I would have appreciated this nearly as much without having A Moveable Feast so fresh in my mind. Now if I can just make time for The Sun Also Rises... <br /><br />Reviewsbylola - If you haven't already read A Moveable Feast, I would highly recommend reading it first. While listening to The Paris Wife, I had to keep reminding myself that it is fiction!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-59136712699043909922011-12-08T10:58:25.474-05:002011-12-08T10:58:25.474-05:00This one is on my wish list. Hemingway's life...This one is on my wish list. Hemingway's life is certainly fascinating so I am anxious to see everything from his wife's point of view, even if it's fictionalized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-10836270443612416262011-12-08T10:25:49.784-05:002011-12-08T10:25:49.784-05:00I so loved this book. It's definitely in my to...I so loved this book. It's definitely in my top ten list for 2011, and I agree with you about how it's almost a necessary companion for A Moveable Feast. I was greatly enriched by reading both.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-64561885925843036312011-12-08T08:34:29.374-05:002011-12-08T08:34:29.374-05:00I saw that this novel won a GoodReads award so I w...I saw that this novel won a GoodReads award so I wanted to check it out because I had no idea what it was about. It sounds wonderful--I'm a once and future Hemingway fan (used to like him, moved on, and coming to appreciate his work again).<br /><br />I enjoy audio books, so I might see if my library will get me this version. Sounds marvelous.<br /><br />Thanks for the take-it-slow-and-savor advice. Sounds like a good book to fill in the gaps.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-65702892270117993202011-12-08T08:00:19.477-05:002011-12-08T08:00:19.477-05:00I have to try this one again. After we read A Move...I have to try this one again. After we read A Moveable Feast I was really looking forward to it, but it just didn't grab me and I ended up having to return the print book to the library before I got very far. I love what you said about it taking the characters out of the required reading list...th Dickens biog. I'm reading now is definitely doing that for me, with him!Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.com