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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
Two young, immature, wealthy and unemployed people living in the Jazz Era of excess get married. The drink a lot and party hard because YOLO!
They start to run out of money and lose an inheritance. They realize they are pretty shallow people in a shallow marriage and are not able to cope and do what is necessary to get by, you know, like keep a job. Money saves them... The end.
The redeeming quality of this book is that the writing quality is exceptional but the characters are of an unrelatable timeframe. In summary, while the novel is not what I would call timeless, Fitzgerald is not untalented. Still worth reading? Yes, if you need a literary historical window into the Jazz Era, Fitzgerald's works are the way to go.
They start to run out of money and lose an inheritance. They realize they are pretty shallow people in a shallow marriage and are not able to cope and do what is necessary to get by, you know, like keep a job. Money saves them... The end.
The redeeming quality of this book is that the writing quality is exceptional but the characters are of an unrelatable timeframe. In summary, while the novel is not what I would call timeless, Fitzgerald is not untalented. Still worth reading? Yes, if you need a literary historical window into the Jazz Era, Fitzgerald's works are the way to go.
the main characters were just too damn insufferable!
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
I cannot express with well-articulated words how much I enjoyed this novel. It's beautiful and poetic and sad and desperate. Fitzgerald is a master of words and I would quite literally have to sit and absorb certain passages for a few minutes in stunned silence. My new favorite read. Highly recommended.
I think I'm going to need to read some commentary/critique on this to more fully understand the themes/allusions. Such a haunting picture of the problems with excess/ focus on material wealth.
dark
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
Most beautiful prose I’ve ever read
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reading this is so hard i dont care about rich people
I am convinced that this book portrays the great grandparents of most of the people my St a Lawrence friends and I went to school with.
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of his best, I laughed out loud. I love his criticism of wealth and shallowness. Sometimes his writing makes me laugh but when I look back on what it all really meant I'm always sad. Fitzgerald is one of the greats.