I’m still processing but overall I can say that this book had very interesting events and themes but I’m not a huge fan of the writing style. I realize that this is Hemingway and that’s essentially sacrilegious but it’s true- there’s an awful lot of repetitive dialogue that runs on and on with few non-dialogue bits in between. It becomes messy/ hard on the eyes and a bit redundant. While I liked some of the more philosophical questions the book raises and some of the anti-war sentiments, the women portrayed in the book all felt like they were designed a bit like pastiches of classical characters. Just a warning that this book is old after all and it does have slurs like f*g and k*ke and has racist bits, though I expected it given the age. Also, the title is a dick joke so, ya know...