Hemingway's Chair

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Summary: A gentle, enjoyable read
Review: This is a lovely book, very easy to read and thoroughly enjoyable, one of my all time favourite reads. When will Michael Palin give us another gem such as this?

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Summary: Anyone who likes the Pythons will love this book.
Review: This is an remarkably real story by (in my opinion) the funniest man alive. It revolves around a man who is stifled by his environment and how he breaks through that by becoming like his idol, Ernest Hemmingway. Lovely!

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Summary: A Real Downer
Review: This story was a real downer. Very depressing. I felt like I despised all of the characters. The main character is not lovable. He has a passive-aggressive mentality and keeps making poor choices which leads the story spiralling downward from the start to the end. I'm not saying it was poorly written, just not the kind of story I enjoy.

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Summary: Read it too fast - now must wait for the next one.
Review: Timing is everything! I do much of my reading at work over lunch and "Hemingway's Chair" has been waiting it's turn on my desk for about two weeks. One book finished, it's now July 2 - time to start a new book. I really didn't know the significance of the date until I caught it in amazon.com's "Daily Scoop" - and I was pleasantly surprised to discover I couldn't leave "Hemingway's Chair" at the office! It came right home with me and I finished it this evening. Wonderfully drawn characters, funny dialogue, an ending only someone with a Pythonesque background could devise! I've enjoyed Mr. Palin's nonfiction and find him to be a fine novelist as well. (I'm not surprised, though.) It's just such a shame I read it so fast - now it'll be that much longer I'll have to wait for the next one!

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Summary: Palin's humor underlines his story
Review: When you read through it all you can see how Palin was part of the famed "Monty Python" group. Although it is not apparent in this book, but his humorous look at like so subtley connects to every part. If you enjoy a good story or are a fan of the Pythons, it is a must read. Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.