Ernest Hemingway is a sheer delight to read for his lucid and articulate way of narration. In Our Time is a period of history that talks about life around World War 1 and how it affected life of people This is a compilation of short stories and essays that talk about the Nick Adams the character chosen by Hemingway seems to grow, through experiences and incidents. Ernest Hemingway tries to show the life that people lived during the cruel times of way. The most ordinary of tasks seems to have a lot of importance as people had to evacuate the places they had been inhabiting since childhood. A beautiful mix of stories from war and different subjects together form a memorable read.