I had never read Heminway before though I always wanted to. I read this book in a little less than two days. It really hooked me. An excellent novel, but the characters are infuriatingly childish and irresponsible.If you are sick (like myself) of writers who take five pages to describe an armchair (mainly because they're in love with their own writing) I'd give Hemingway a go. His writing style is quite direct and unadorned. It's lovely, to be frank.