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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
similar plot to tender is the night - rich trust fund couple's downward spiral- but lacks the heart of that story. also was a bit too long in parts. 2.5 stars
sad
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
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
so good! i always thgt fitzgerald was p antisemitic so the violent jewish revenge fantasy was a wonderful and cathartic surprise ☺️
medium-paced
Analysis;
For Anthony, irony takes the place of the Holy ghost, meaning that it is all-encompassing and embedded in the very fabric of the universe. He is aware that he exists in a world that, through fashion and beauty, pretends to be something that it is not—but he participates in this project of performativity. His attempts to be a member of this ironic society make him feel as though, like oil in water, he cannot mix with it. Sometimes this inability to mix makes him feel as though he is a man made of superior substance.
For Anthony, irony takes the place of the Holy ghost, meaning that it is all-encompassing and embedded in the very fabric of the universe. He is aware that he exists in a world that, through fashion and beauty, pretends to be something that it is not—but he participates in this project of performativity. His attempts to be a member of this ironic society make him feel as though, like oil in water, he cannot mix with it. Sometimes this inability to mix makes him feel as though he is a man made of superior substance.
Read this on my kindle for iphone, so mostly in waiting rooms. Very evocative of the 20s, and the characters are indeed beautiful and damned. Great writer.
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
I did not like it as much as Gatsby but this is more of a pre-WWI novel where Gatsby is about the 20s, and I prefer that period in Europe. A sort of good ending. But similar to Gatsby so literally could have read that. But not bad.