This was okay. I enjoyed parts of this - I'm coming around to the writing, and the descriptions of WWI and the hospitals were slow but poignant in a way. His female characters (or character, I guess) are just not compelling though. Catherine Barkley is just not really a person. She had no desires or real personality - I didn't even realize she was a big part of the book until way too late because she was so poorly written. The ending was also super depressing, but I guess I knew that through the cultural zeitgeist, so I wasn't too surprised. Still it didn't quite have the impact I was expecting - I wouldn't say it's a must read.