Title of the Book: A Movable Feast
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Number of Pages: 256
Rating: ☆☆☆

Review:
    Before A Movable Feast begins, Ernest Hemingway sets the tone by providing a quote to a friend saying that Paris is an experience that will shape the rest of your life. This quote is essentially what the rest of the book builds on. The memoir describes Hemingway’s experiences as a young and poor writer in the 1920's. Much of theses experiences and hardships are connected with friends and his relationships with other people, including Scott Fitzgerald and Gertrude Stein.

    The plot of A Movable Feast is odd in the way that it doesn’t really exist. Hemingway more or less recounts his time in Paris and writes it as he remembers. In general, each chapter is dedicated to one experience or hardship with one other person. Everything from betting on horses to vacationing with Scott Fitzgerald to ski trips is included with very loose connections between the events.

    What this memoir lacks in clear plot development, I think it makes up for in the quality of the  writing. It could just be the French influence in the language, but I found myself completely captivated by the way Hemingway wrote. He remembers the address of every building and describes Paris and the people he met in such an elegant way that he makes even the most mundane activities sound fascinating. I think this is what makes Hemingway's memoir unique. The tone stays relatively constant with subtle fluctuations to reflect his internal struggle.

    Looking at the book as a whole, if you are choosing a book for a good plot or a perspective altering message, I would suggest you find another book. However, if you enjoy well crafted language and maybe know some french, I would recommend it to you. The person who can appreciate the language of the book and look over the abnormal plot will get the most enjoyment out of it.