Review of Hemingway's Daughter
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Review of Hemingway's Daughter
[Following is a volunteer review of "Hemingway's Daughter" by Christine M. Whitehead.]
Hemingway’s daughter by Christine M. Whitehead is a coming-of-age story of a girl set in 20th century America. It is a story filled with lessons on love and hope learned in a lifetime. It is a story of fame and the constant fear of being forgotten by the world that once loved you.
As we know, Ernest Hemingway never had a daughter in reality. In this novel, Christine conjures this whole new world of Ernest with the daughter he never had in it. Finley Hemingway is the fictional daughter of Ernest, who wants by all means to be a lawyer in an era when women are exempted from having certain professional jobs. They are only allowed to take these jobs when the men are away, fighting. Finley also wants to break her family’s curse. Love for the Hemingways never lasted and usually, it ends badly. Her father and mother got separated when she was still a child. Her father got married a few more times, with the marriages ending in divorce except for the last. This leaves the idea that love isn’t for her family. Notwithstanding, she hopes to find long-lasting love. Finley wants most of all to affect her father’s writing, the only thing that matters to him. She craves her father’s love and attention more than anything else.
Gender inequality was subtly addressed in this book. That Finley let nothing get in her way of becoming a lawyer, which was a male-dominated career then, was inspiring. She beat the odds and got what she wanted, thus setting a good example for women out there. Though progress toward the abolishment of gender inequality has improved, it still prevails in some parts of the world.
I don't have a problem with this book. I loved the steady pace of the novel. It impressed me that Finley, being the fictional character that she is, was well developed to fit into the lives of people in the book that existed or still exist. I never for once felt she wasn’t real. The book was exceptionally edited. I didn’t detect any grammatical errors. Christine painted the right environment, that being the past American society of the 20th century.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because I love every piece of the book right from the first sentence to the last. The author’s writing style was clear and concise. She expressed emotions and narrated events with the usage of simple and not too complex words. It was unlike anything I have ever read before. I wasn't bored one bit.
I recommend it to lovers of historical and domestic fiction. Fans of Ernest Hemingway might love this too.
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Hemingway's Daughter
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Hemingway’s daughter by Christine M. Whitehead is a coming-of-age story of a girl set in 20th century America. It is a story filled with lessons on love and hope learned in a lifetime. It is a story of fame and the constant fear of being forgotten by the world that once loved you.
As we know, Ernest Hemingway never had a daughter in reality. In this novel, Christine conjures this whole new world of Ernest with the daughter he never had in it. Finley Hemingway is the fictional daughter of Ernest, who wants by all means to be a lawyer in an era when women are exempted from having certain professional jobs. They are only allowed to take these jobs when the men are away, fighting. Finley also wants to break her family’s curse. Love for the Hemingways never lasted and usually, it ends badly. Her father and mother got separated when she was still a child. Her father got married a few more times, with the marriages ending in divorce except for the last. This leaves the idea that love isn’t for her family. Notwithstanding, she hopes to find long-lasting love. Finley wants most of all to affect her father’s writing, the only thing that matters to him. She craves her father’s love and attention more than anything else.
Gender inequality was subtly addressed in this book. That Finley let nothing get in her way of becoming a lawyer, which was a male-dominated career then, was inspiring. She beat the odds and got what she wanted, thus setting a good example for women out there. Though progress toward the abolishment of gender inequality has improved, it still prevails in some parts of the world.
I don't have a problem with this book. I loved the steady pace of the novel. It impressed me that Finley, being the fictional character that she is, was well developed to fit into the lives of people in the book that existed or still exist. I never for once felt she wasn’t real. The book was exceptionally edited. I didn’t detect any grammatical errors. Christine painted the right environment, that being the past American society of the 20th century.
I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because I love every piece of the book right from the first sentence to the last. The author’s writing style was clear and concise. She expressed emotions and narrated events with the usage of simple and not too complex words. It was unlike anything I have ever read before. I wasn't bored one bit.
I recommend it to lovers of historical and domestic fiction. Fans of Ernest Hemingway might love this too.
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Hemingway's Daughter
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