Not gonna lie, I like Hemingway. I know that's an unpopular opinion these days.

I probably read all of these stories too fast and in succession. And reading them alone probably made it hard for me to understand. But I did enjoy what I did get. While Hemingway is seen as a misogynist in today's lens, I think there's something to be learned about who men were before they had Play Stations. And I found this series of stories to be pretty interesting.

One of my favorites included women. Like White Elephants. Where the girlfriend asked her boyfriend to "please please please please please please please" stop talking. I also liked The Bullfight. A story about a man who just would not accept that he was too old to be doing what he's doing. Completely overwhelmed with delusions of grandeur.

I felt like these stories were honest. None of them claimed that men were perfect. In fact, they highlighted the imperfections of these men. Hemingway wanted you to see that they were imperfect, most importantly, without supporting women in their lives. They were all lost. Even when they pretended they were brave around other men. Deep inside each man was deeply flawed.

I think that makes it a worthwhile collection of stories.