Loved. What a fucking g

Only a couple of stories I didn't enjoy. All were well written.

Why don't all short story collections include an authorial penned table of contents that is adorable and self-deprecating and generally make you wish you could have coffee with said author?

Some of these stories I really liked and others not so much. The fantasies were my favorite. There were great moments of description, narrative and characterization that were quintessentially F. Scott Fitzgerald—I very much enjoyed those.
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Not for me. If I wasn't so uptight about finishing every book I start I'd have sacked this one off a while ago.
adventurous funny reflective fast-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

Tales of the Jazz Age is the second short story collection I’ve read by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This collection was structured differently than his previous collection Flappers and Philosophers. In this collection, the table of contents (and thus the stories) are arranged in categories: 
  • My Last Flappers
  • Fantasies
  • Unclassified Masterpieces

In the table of contents, each story under each category has a description written by Fitzgerald himself where he talks just a bit about the story. I loved this set-up! We get to know a little more of what's behind the story itself as well as get more glimpses into Fitzgerald himself.
 
Tales of the Jazz Age really exhibits Fitzgerald’s writing skills. There is a wide range of genres represented from fantasy to historical fiction to plays and more. For example, one of the plays called “Porcelain and Pink” just amazed me how in something even as short as it was (I literally read it in one sitting) – Fitzgerald’s writing was just on point. Precise. Skilled. Like all the words were meticulously chosen for the perfect finished product. I finished it and was once again just amazed at his writing.

If you’ve not read any of Fitzgerald’s works, this collection is a great place to start (other than The Great Gatsby of course!).
 

My favorite F. Scott Fitzgerald.

As is often the case with Fitzgerald, these stories were hit and miss for me. I enjoyed some of the stories, such as "The Lees of Happiness" and "The Camel's Back". Others, such as "Porcelain and Pink", I just did not get. However, it was worth the read, and it was a fine first book for my Kindle.