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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Some of the short stories were a slower read, some very enjoyable and light-hearted. Some had excellent character development, some didn't necessarily. Just the same, the writing is excellent.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, Classism
Moderate: Incest, Kidnapping
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I would of finished this book way quicker had I not gone between audiobook, physical book, audio book and then back to physical book again. Also, I was kind of re-reading half the book because some of the short stories were also featured in ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Six Other Stories’ which I read last year. Aside from that, I found the book an enjoyable and easy read.
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The better of the two Fitzgerald collections I have read this year. (TALES OF THE JAZZ AGE being the other which I liked but did have a couple clunkers in it.) His language is often gorgeous.
"And in front as a great mellow bell boomed the half -hour a swarm of black, human leaves were blown over the checker-board of paths under the courteous trees."
“This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding-- it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.”
“This unlikely story begins on a sea that was a blue dream, as colorful as blue-silk stockings, and beneath a sky as blue as the irises of children's eyes. From the western half of the sky the sun was shying little golden disks at the sea--if you gazed intently enough you could see them skip from wave tip to wave tip until they joined a broad collar of golden coin that was collecting half a mile out and would eventually be a dazzling sunset.”
“Resignedly and with difficulty Tom removed the cigar—that is, he removed part of it, and then blew the remainder with a whut sound across the room, where it landed liquidly and limply in Mrs. Ahearn’s lap.”
All moments I loved. Every story a gem. Humor, heart and often with devastating insight.
"And in front as a great mellow bell boomed the half -hour a swarm of black, human leaves were blown over the checker-board of paths under the courteous trees."
“This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding-- it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.”
“This unlikely story begins on a sea that was a blue dream, as colorful as blue-silk stockings, and beneath a sky as blue as the irises of children's eyes. From the western half of the sky the sun was shying little golden disks at the sea--if you gazed intently enough you could see them skip from wave tip to wave tip until they joined a broad collar of golden coin that was collecting half a mile out and would eventually be a dazzling sunset.”
“Resignedly and with difficulty Tom removed the cigar—that is, he removed part of it, and then blew the remainder with a whut sound across the room, where it landed liquidly and limply in Mrs. Ahearn’s lap.”
All moments I loved. Every story a gem. Humor, heart and often with devastating insight.
lighthearted
relaxing
I read Flappers and Philosophers by Fitzgerald and here is my final statement 🌅
- The Offshore Pirate 4/5 (revived my childhood dream to become a pirate)
- The Ice Palace 3/5 (confused me but then again had horror elements, so I liked it)
- Head and Shoulders 3/5 (the male ego... That's all I say)
- The Cut-Glass Bowl ?/5 (honestly I have no idea what happend, my brain straight out deleted everything)
- Bernice Bobs Her Hair 4/5 (hah, it was savage, love ittt)
- Benediction 4/5 (ummm... Idk - the siblings were just funny to watch interacting)
- Dalyrimple Goes Wrong 2/5 (plain boring tbh)
- The Four Fists 3/5 (solidddd, good concept imo)
- The Offshore Pirate 4/5 (revived my childhood dream to become a pirate)
- The Ice Palace 3/5 (confused me but then again had horror elements, so I liked it)
- Head and Shoulders 3/5 (the male ego... That's all I say)
- The Cut-Glass Bowl ?/5 (honestly I have no idea what happend, my brain straight out deleted everything)
- Bernice Bobs Her Hair 4/5 (hah, it was savage, love ittt)
- Benediction 4/5 (ummm... Idk - the siblings were just funny to watch interacting)
- Dalyrimple Goes Wrong 2/5 (plain boring tbh)
- The Four Fists 3/5 (solidddd, good concept imo)
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An eclectic mix of works from F.Scott Fitzgerald.
A lot just didn't really land with me while some I could read full books of in one sitting.
A lot just didn't really land with me while some I could read full books of in one sitting.
Lu en français.
Les huit nouvelles de "Garçonnes et philosophes" parurent presque toutes individuellement dans le magazine Saturday Evening Post en 1920, l'année de la publication de ce premier recueil de F. Scott Fitzgerald, ainsi que de son premier roman "L'Envers du paradis". Il n'avait que 24 ans. Fitzgerald a toujours traité ses nouvelles avec mépris, comme des productions alimentaires destinées à une consommation rapide pour un vaste public, au contraire de ses romans qu'il considérait comme sa "véritable" production. La majorité des lecteurs de Fitzgerald s'entendent pour dire que ce dégoût est la plupart du temps injustifié.
Il est vrai que certains des textes de "Garçonnes et philosophes" trahissent leur origine commerciale et donnent raison à l'auteur; "Le pirate de la côte", par exemple, est d'une platitude et d'une prévisibilité totales. "Dalyrimple tourne mal" n'est pas beaucoup mieux et "Quatre coups de poing" est alourdi par une morale un peu facile qui plaisait au lectorat du Post. En contrepartie, "Bernice se coiffe à la garçonne" et "Le Palais de glace" font partie des incontournables de Fitzgerald et figurent à juste titre dans presque toutes les collections de ses meilleurs nouvelles. Les autres textes sont sympathiques, agréables à lire, bénéficient d'une prose cynique, habile et comique et capturent bien l'ambiance des "Roaring Twenties". Un petit recueil sinon génial, du moins divertissant.
Les huit nouvelles de "Garçonnes et philosophes" parurent presque toutes individuellement dans le magazine Saturday Evening Post en 1920, l'année de la publication de ce premier recueil de F. Scott Fitzgerald, ainsi que de son premier roman "L'Envers du paradis". Il n'avait que 24 ans. Fitzgerald a toujours traité ses nouvelles avec mépris, comme des productions alimentaires destinées à une consommation rapide pour un vaste public, au contraire de ses romans qu'il considérait comme sa "véritable" production. La majorité des lecteurs de Fitzgerald s'entendent pour dire que ce dégoût est la plupart du temps injustifié.
Il est vrai que certains des textes de "Garçonnes et philosophes" trahissent leur origine commerciale et donnent raison à l'auteur; "Le pirate de la côte", par exemple, est d'une platitude et d'une prévisibilité totales. "Dalyrimple tourne mal" n'est pas beaucoup mieux et "Quatre coups de poing" est alourdi par une morale un peu facile qui plaisait au lectorat du Post. En contrepartie, "Bernice se coiffe à la garçonne" et "Le Palais de glace" font partie des incontournables de Fitzgerald et figurent à juste titre dans presque toutes les collections de ses meilleurs nouvelles. Les autres textes sont sympathiques, agréables à lire, bénéficient d'une prose cynique, habile et comique et capturent bien l'ambiance des "Roaring Twenties". Un petit recueil sinon génial, du moins divertissant.
4,5*
Miluju Fitzgeralda! Některé povídky byly méně zábavné, jiné více, ale celkově je jeho styl psaní neuvěřitelně čtivý a hrozně mě baví.
Miluju Fitzgeralda! Některé povídky byly méně zábavné, jiné více, ale celkově je jeho styl psaní neuvěřitelně čtivý a hrozně mě baví.
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes