An early novel by Hemingway that is clumsy at times in its writing, but shows moments of his brilliance in character and analogy. At times almost like beat poetry, the story moves through Paris and north Spain, telling the story of society, brutality and relationships clearly and concisely. The bizarre loss of self during the bullfighting fiesta in north Spain is resonant as a reader, but ultimately the book falls flat in much of the dialogue and writing.