Must own. Must own. Must own. Must own. Just look!-> http://www.amazon.com/Hemingways-Cats...

good story of Hemingway"s Key West life. Went right along with his Key West house tour.

Cute and shows a side to Hemingway that I didn't appreciate until I visited his house in Key West.

When it came to animals, Hemingway was a enigma. He loved animals his entire life; had cats and dogs his entire life. Yet, he was a big game hunter in Africa, loved bullfights (though this books suggest he felt differently about bullfights later in his life), hunted ducks and other birds. This short book basically reflects a different, softer portrait of the artist, still that paradox remains.

If you are Hemingway and/or cat fan this is a must for your collection. The photographs of Hemingway along is worth the cost. The chapters are short and can stand alone. Learned a great deal about his life just prior to his life. Love the extensive bibliography.

Papa Pussy Hound.

This is a must read companion for those whose interests stand at the intersection of literature and animals. Hemingway's Cats is the de facto story of the fifty plus cats and dogs who shared their lives with Hemingway throughout his. Lavishly researched if not excessively eponymous, the book is full of gorgeous black and whites, as well as some photographs, and a bibliography that would make a doctoral student blanch. There's a full cast of characters here, and with the early to mid- twentieth century as backdrop, the book is able to biograph effectively while keeping a most unique four-legged perspective. There should certainly be more books about the cats of famous people.

At a certain point I had the epiphany: "wait, this isn't about Hemingway's cats at all!" All too often, good stories about cats turn into long stories about people. The source material starts to run thin, with many anecdotes told and re-told, and the author is forced to resort to using Hemingway's own stories to tell the tales (tails.) Albeit this is due to the challenge of resurrecting memories from a half millennium prior, but still, other readers should be wary that it will be difficult to keep reading unless you are passionate about the topic.

NOT just a book about cats. A story of Hemingway’s life with his animals that accompanied him.♥️

Great read.

I never had an interest in books about or what Hemingway wrote until I visited his home in Key West Florida. Love that he loved animals so much. I am a dog and cat person so it made him more interesting to read about him.

Great pictures and interesting info. I learned many things I didn't know, which is a primary goal of reading.

Fantastic! If you like Hemingway and cats (or any animals really) well then, why are you reading this? Buy the book already!

My husband rescued a little gray and white kitten a few weeks ago. She was so shy she stayed under the sofa for a few days. But, then she came out! As I began to play with her I discovered that she is a polydactyl kitty! So cool! We had named her something else at first but when we discovered that little tidbit we jumped on google and looked up Hemingway. We picked the name of his first wife, Hadley, for her. It is such a cute name afterall. We have had her just over two weeks and last night my hubs gifted me this book on kindle and it has such great pictures. It is beautiful and I am very excited to read it.

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