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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
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
HOW IS THIS A FIRST NOVEL WAS F. SCOTT FITZGERALD EVEN HUMAN
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
funny
reflective
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
reflective
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
the first half of this is quite disjointed.. relying on a few tropes to keep the story moving and in line with some sort of cohesive narrative. the second half is better from a narrative standpoint, but the character development and highly unlikeable protagonist made it still quite difficult to invest in
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
reflective
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
First sentence: "Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worth while."
P. 99: "The fundamental Amory, idle, imaginative, rebellious, had been nearly snowed under."
Last sentence: "'I know myself', he cried, 'but that is all.'"
From Wikipedia: This book is written in three parts.
"Book One: The Romantic Egotist"—the novel centres on Amory Blaine, a young Midwesterner who, convinced that he has an exceptionally promising future, attends boarding school and later Princeton University. He leaves behind his eccentric mother Beatrice and befriends a close friend of hers, Monsignor Darcy. While at Princeton he goes back to Minneapolis where he re-encounters Isabelle Borgé, a young lady whom he met as a little girl and starts a romantic relationship with her, but after a few days he becomes disillusioned by her and returns to Princeton.
"Interlude"—Following their break-up, Amory is shipped overseas, to serve in the army in World War I. Fitzgerald had been in the army himself, but the war ended while he was still stationed on Long Island. Amory's experiences in the war are not described, other than to say later in the book that he was a bayonet instructor.
"Book Two: The Education of a Personage"—After the war, Amory Blaine falls in love with a New York debutante named Rosalind Connage. Because he is poor, however, this relationship collapses as well; Rosalind decides to marry a wealthy man instead. A devastated Amory is further crushed to learn that his mentor Monsignor Darcy has died. The book ends with Amory's iconic lament, "I know myself, but that is all."
I tried this book, because so many people think Scott Fitzgerald is one of the greatest writers of the early 20th century, and I didn't really like The Great Gatsby. But I can't say I am convinced now. The Side of Paradise is an okay read, but I don't see the greatness of the writer. Probably it is just me not getting it.
Oh, well, what is not meant to be, will never be....
Other thoughts/reviews:
The Project Gutenberg Project: http://projectgutenbergproject.blogspot.be/2013/04/review-this-side-of-paradise-by-f-scott.html
P. 99: "The fundamental Amory, idle, imaginative, rebellious, had been nearly snowed under."
Last sentence: "'I know myself', he cried, 'but that is all.'"
From Wikipedia: This book is written in three parts.
"Book One: The Romantic Egotist"—the novel centres on Amory Blaine, a young Midwesterner who, convinced that he has an exceptionally promising future, attends boarding school and later Princeton University. He leaves behind his eccentric mother Beatrice and befriends a close friend of hers, Monsignor Darcy. While at Princeton he goes back to Minneapolis where he re-encounters Isabelle Borgé, a young lady whom he met as a little girl and starts a romantic relationship with her, but after a few days he becomes disillusioned by her and returns to Princeton.
"Interlude"—Following their break-up, Amory is shipped overseas, to serve in the army in World War I. Fitzgerald had been in the army himself, but the war ended while he was still stationed on Long Island. Amory's experiences in the war are not described, other than to say later in the book that he was a bayonet instructor.
"Book Two: The Education of a Personage"—After the war, Amory Blaine falls in love with a New York debutante named Rosalind Connage. Because he is poor, however, this relationship collapses as well; Rosalind decides to marry a wealthy man instead. A devastated Amory is further crushed to learn that his mentor Monsignor Darcy has died. The book ends with Amory's iconic lament, "I know myself, but that is all."
I tried this book, because so many people think Scott Fitzgerald is one of the greatest writers of the early 20th century, and I didn't really like The Great Gatsby. But I can't say I am convinced now. The Side of Paradise is an okay read, but I don't see the greatness of the writer. Probably it is just me not getting it.
Oh, well, what is not meant to be, will never be....
Other thoughts/reviews:
The Project Gutenberg Project: http://projectgutenbergproject.blogspot.be/2013/04/review-this-side-of-paradise-by-f-scott.html
I read this book in parts over the span of four months which in retrospect was not the best way to do it. I think if I had read this in a more concentrated time period I would have enjoyed it way better. It was pretty nihilistic and reminded me a lot of The Stranger, not exactly the most enjoyable but gave me a lot to think about.