Read this: Ernest Hemmingway’s The Sun Also Rises

This review is posted a bit late in part because I forgot that I read the book.
Why this book is such a classic is beyond me. Maybe 1926 wasn't a very good year for writing? This is a semi-autobiographical tale of a group of expatriate writers who drink their way through Paris Spain. The running of the bulls and the bullfights in Pamplona being the highlights.
While the detail of the events and the atmosphere is well-captured, the characters all seem very similar to one another (maybe because they’re usually drinking or looking for a place to drink).