I’m reading The Paris Wife, which is about Ernest Hemingway’s first wife, Hadley, and their relationship. And listen, I knew all about what an awful husband Hem was, but even though this book is SO GOOD, it’s SO DIFFICULT to read about what a jerk he was. And thus, better book titles for The Paris Wife:
Now I Know More About Old Timey Condoms Than I Ever Wanted To Know, So Thanks
You’re a Jackass, Ernest Hemingway
A Moveable Feast Part Deux: The Parts We Actually Believe
Alice B. Toklas Was Creepy Quiet, and Other Stories
You Know How People Said F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Were Nuts? Yeah, They Were
1920s Paris: Full of STDs!
The Rhythm Method Does Not Always Work, Ernest
What Were You Expecting, Hadley? He Had a Hitler Mustache
It Was A Lot Easier To Get Published One Hundred Years Ago
A Lot Of People Who Will Commit Suicide
A Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a…Wait, Someone Seriously Published This? And They Say Self-Publishing is Ruining Books? Too Late, Gertrude Stein Already Ruined Them.
The Effects of Alcohol Over A Prolonged Period of Time
Want to add more?
Maybe if You Drank Less You Wouldn’t Have Called Your Son “Bumby”
OMG, these are all FABULOUS! I loved the book but man, he was the ultimate in assholery.
I am laughing so hard right now. Thank you.
my fave is a dead-heat tie between the last two. brilliant.
Your titles are great
Grammy
One more: OH S***, THIS IS THE ONE OUR BOOK CLUB WILL WANT TO READ NEXT SO PLEASE SHOOT ME.
Brilliant Men Are Assholes
I could only get through half of A Moveable Feast for these VERY reasons. What a dick!
It’s on my to read list…
Hilarious! I totally agree. What a jerk. And FYI…the Bumby comment up there? Genius. I laughed out loud. On a related note, how about, Who the Hell Calls their Spouse Tatie??? What the eff is that?
It seems like some things don’t change? He was a celebrity of sorts during that period and he was a weird jerk. I can think of lots of celebrities who are weirdos and jerkoffs………..Have you ever seen Bullets Over Broadway? A Woody Allen film.(speaking of weirdos) It’s brilliant IMHO. Its asks the very question: “Do you love the man or the artist?” …… I adore anything 1920′s so I liked the book “The Paris Wife” but I didn’t think powerfully written or clever in anyway. It was just sorta a neat book.