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Just read this for an upcoming retreat. Delightful. Hard to realize such mastery at such a young age. (Fitzgerald's first novel written when he was in his twenties.) So many lyrical lines. His politics may go a bit astray at the end, IMHO. But, he was young and time for such exploration. Also amazing is his ability to make comparisons across authors and philosophers. I suppose this reflects his prep school and Princeton education? Can see the outlines of his own upcoming life with Zelda. Somewha
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