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Splendid book!!
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In this state he considered that he would one day accomplish some quiet subtle thing that the elect would deem worthy and, passing on, would join the dimmer stars in a nebulous, indeterminate heaven half-way between death and immortality.
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"A classic," suggested Anthony, "is a successful book that has survived the reaction of the next period or generation. Then it's safe, like a style in architecture or furniture. It's acquir ...more
Splendid book!!
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In this state he considered that he would one day accomplish some quiet subtle thing that the elect would deem worthy and, passing on, would join the dimmer stars in a nebulous, indeterminate heaven half-way between death and immortality.
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"A classic," suggested Anthony, "is a successful book that has survived the reaction of the next period or generation. Then it's safe, like a style in architecture or furniture. It's acquir ...more
And this is why I don't want to re-read books. I read this 40 years ago when I was 14 and recalled loving it. The whole "live fast die young leave a beautiful corpse" ethos. Upon rereading this, I absolutely loathed Gloria and Anthony. I was identifying with Anthony's crotchety grandfather haha. God, the leads were so self-absorbed and boring and vapid.
What was Fitzgerald's opinion about his protagonists? Obviously a lot of it is semi autobiographical. To me it seems like Fitzgerald is highligh ...more
What was Fitzgerald's opinion about his protagonists? Obviously a lot of it is semi autobiographical. To me it seems like Fitzgerald is highligh ...more
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Better than the person who wrote the afterword for this edition wanted to give it credit for. Riveting, full of momentum, a great metaphor for live in the early 1900's that has truths which stand the test of time. Author's racism and ego are obvious throughout (one character asks another if they have read "This Side of Paradise"...) but in a way that did not fully detract from the plot.
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Fitzgerald always combines glamorous scenes with stories of people’s lives unraveling. It reminds me a bit of Edith Wharton, except she tends to write in such a cold precise manner about everything falling apart. Fitzgerald's descriptions are a flurry of intense emotion.
"I don't care about truth. I want some happiness." These words are spoken by Gloria. This sentiment tends to be the motivation of all his protagonists. His characters run and run, drinking and partying and collapsing eventually, ...more
"I don't care about truth. I want some happiness." These words are spoken by Gloria. This sentiment tends to be the motivation of all his protagonists. His characters run and run, drinking and partying and collapsing eventually, ...more
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