This is Hemingway's best novel and the best novel of all! (Writing a review of it almost seems to tarnish its greatness.) Hemingway's terse, impactful prose works in full force telling the tale of Jake Barnes and his (impossible) love, Brett Ashley. It tackles all the relevant themes of the Lost Generation and captures the spirit of expatriot Paris and Europe. In my opinion, it upstages "The Great Gatsby" by orders of magnitude including its portriat of post-WWI decadence, its writing, its romance, its action, its story, and most importantly its realism. AND IT HAS THE BEST FINAL LINE IN HISTORY! (There is more emotion and power in that line than most 20th Century fiction rolled together.) A magnificent read.