Reviews

The Basil and Josephine Stories by John Kuehl, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Matthew J. Bruccoli, Jackson R. Bryer

mrears0_0's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

blakehalsey's review against another edition

5.0

Wrote while he struggled with, in my opinion, his sub-par novel [b:Tender is the Night|46164|Tender Is the Night|F. Scott Fitzgerald|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170314348s/46164.jpg|8272], Fitzgerald wrote the 9 stories about Basil and 5 stories about Josephine. His character development is rich and real and deeply moving. I favored the Josephine stories, perhaps because I am a woman, but the Basil ones were excellent as well. I highly recommend this look into the young Americans of the 1910's.

ishpreet404's review against another edition

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

waiehse's review against another edition

2.5

2.5
Overall very unimpressed with this short story collection. I've loved everything I've read by FSF and I expected/wanted to love this too! 

I found all the themes (or at least how they were presented) very shallow and badly rehashed versions of what he's done in previous stories. I found the conclusion to Josephine's stories particularly disappointing; FSF writes brilliant women and I don't understand how he could be at the same time preaching these types of beliefs.

whitneyborup's review against another edition

3.0

It started out strong, but started to become a little repetitive. Not a problem when publishing in the short story format, but as a collection it's better read in sections. The Basil section was much more interesting than the Josephine section, which is too bad because I was looking forward to a good girl coming-of-age story. I guess I'll just have to stick to Ramona Quimby.

ilovewongkarwai's review against another edition

3.0

Ojalá hubiera leído este libro hace algunos años, es fantástico. Una razón más para admirar profundamente a Scott.

josiejthames's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

mthereader's review against another edition

3.0

I'd never heard of this book when I picked it up in a Little Free Library. It was likeable enough, and easy to read about the misadventures of Basil Duke Lee (loosely based on Fitzgerald himself) and then later about Josephine Perry. The stories do not coincide, and I didn't quite feel like either character got any resolution. Their collection of short stories both ended somewhat abruptly. I'll probably be taking this book back to the Little Free Library so someone else can read this little-known Fitzgerald collection.