How this is an 'enduring classic' is beyond me. Half of the book is about eating and drinking. Absolute ear pollution. I'm not sure the persons who wrote positive reviews even listed to the book.

Enjoyed it tremendously. Hemingway provides a raw, honest depiction of the realities of war which to his view is not glorious at all. I believe the book is based upon his experience in WWI when he served as an ambulance driver for the Italian army. The book shows us that war can be very brutal and in the end very meaningless in many ways. It leads to tradgedy, death, and lingering scars both physical and mental to both the soldiers who serve and the civilians that are impacted by the results of such violent conflict.

Good commentary on war, love, an attempt to find meaning in our lives and the role chance plays in outcomes . Narrator was good.

Definitely of an era, and the female characters portrayal seems a little stereoptypical, but worth a listen

Classic

ok, a little boring.

Just couldn’t get into the story.

I'm not jumping on the best novel band wagon. Maybe a real look at war from a participant's perspective, but I found the style boring. Wasn't able to listen straight through possibly because of the almost monotone narrator. Maybe for some, but I need something to keep me intrigued and awake while driving.

Narrator is terrible. He sounds like he is narrating a news real from the 1940’s. I have no idea why this book is highly regarded. The characters are completely uninteresting and the supposed love story is unbelievable because it makes no sense. The dialogue is tedious and stilted and over done. We have no idea why the main character always seems to have money and then lives a life of doing absolutely nothing. The ending was contrived and predictable. I know Hemingway was an alcoholic and he spends a large amount of ink describing what, and how much, the characters are drinking. Once again, tedious and exhausting. I like many of hemingway’s works, but this one is just bad.

Narrator was wonderful

Good

Overrated. People are just afraid to have a non consensus opinion when something’s this generally well-regarded. 5 stars? Best novel of something or other? Are you really gonna tell me you read/listen to this book and say “Wow! That is one of the greatest books I’ve ever read!” I call shenanigans.

Very good and historical

Grover Gardner is a terrific voice-over talent.

Went down , walked to the hotel in the rain … THE END . Never read Hemingway before … liked it very much… liked the style … simple like me … raw like life and conical like humanity …