I liked it. It was good, and the more I reflect and think the more I like it. The memers say it's just post war rich kids drinking, and whilst on the surface that can seem to be the case, there's much more depth to the novel than that.

It's very much inspired by Hemingway's own experiences in Europe and the characters are characterizations of people he really knew. This makes the novel more melancholic, the loss of somethings in everyone's lives as a result of the War.

Stylistically it's very 'Hemingway' he uses as few a words as possible, and non of the $10 words but the beauty in Hemingway is the things he doesn't talk about.