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warzala's review against another edition
2.0
Poor Scotty. Your worthless marriage and your desire for fat sacks of cash turned any good idea you had into the lamest of stories. You should have been as good as "Gatsby" all the time.
fihli's review against another edition
2.0
1.5 stars
F. Scott Fitzgeral's writing really isn't for me, as I find his stories incredibly tedious while I find the ideas and meanings between them interesting, which is also the reason why I found reading The Great Gatsby so unappealing but liked the movie.
Ranking of the individual stories:
1. Head and Shoulders: I liked the story and found it amusing.
2. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz: I liked the idea but felt indifferent towards it because of its execution.
3.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: yet again, I liked the idea but felt indifferent towards it because of its execution
4. Offshore Pirate: trite but otherwise enjoyable. The short story collection definitely started strong.
5.The Four Fists: I liked the story and found it to be less pointless than most of the other stories. But let's be honest, I still felt mostly indifferent to this story.
6. The Camel's Back: I found it only slightly amusing but definitely less insufferable than the stories lower on the list. Also, I liked the ending somewhat.
7. O Russet Witch: I liked some parts and disliked others. I don't agree with the overall message. What I find amusing is the thought that Alicia Darner is Fitzgeral's 1920's version of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
8. Ice Palace: I felt indifferent about it
9. The Jelly-Bean: I felt indifferent about it.
10. Dayrimple Goes Wrong: I felt meh about/ slightly disliked it.
11. The Tarquin of Cheapside: I always forget that this story exists. At least it was short.
12. Benediction: Please refer to #11 and multiply my apathy to that story for this story by a 1000 times.
13. Jemina, The Mountain Girl: This is in fact a story that exists, at least it was over quickly, but I'm going to be honest, I didn't take much away from it as this was the last story from the collection and I was seriously done with the book at this point.
14. Porcelain and Pink: This was extremely pointless but at least also short.
15. The Lees of Happiness: What was the point of this story? I hated it!
16. The Cut-Glass Bowl: Please refer to #15.
17. Bernice Bobs Her Hair: Please refer to #15. Also this seems to be the blue print for Mean Girls, Winning and any other book in that genre.
18. Mr. Icky: Please refer to #14.
19. May Day: This story is the longest, and I found it to be excruciatingly tedious. So tedious in fact that I couldn't finish it, making this the only story in this collection that I didn't finish.
F. Scott Fitzgeral's writing really isn't for me, as I find his stories incredibly tedious while I find the ideas and meanings between them interesting, which is also the reason why I found reading The Great Gatsby so unappealing but liked the movie.
Ranking of the individual stories:
1. Head and Shoulders: I liked the story and found it amusing.
2. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz: I liked the idea but felt indifferent towards it because of its execution.
3.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: yet again, I liked the idea but felt indifferent towards it because of its execution
4. Offshore Pirate: trite but otherwise enjoyable. The short story collection definitely started strong.
5.The Four Fists: I liked the story and found it to be less pointless than most of the other stories. But let's be honest, I still felt mostly indifferent to this story.
6. The Camel's Back: I found it only slightly amusing but definitely less insufferable than the stories lower on the list. Also, I liked the ending somewhat.
7. O Russet Witch: I liked some parts and disliked others. I don't agree with the overall message. What I find amusing is the thought that Alicia Darner is Fitzgeral's 1920's version of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
8. Ice Palace: I felt indifferent about it
9. The Jelly-Bean: I felt indifferent about it.
10. Dayrimple Goes Wrong: I felt meh about/ slightly disliked it.
11. The Tarquin of Cheapside: I always forget that this story exists. At least it was short.
12. Benediction: Please refer to #11 and multiply my apathy to that story for this story by a 1000 times.
13. Jemina, The Mountain Girl: This is in fact a story that exists, at least it was over quickly, but I'm going to be honest, I didn't take much away from it as this was the last story from the collection and I was seriously done with the book at this point.
14. Porcelain and Pink: This was extremely pointless but at least also short.
15. The Lees of Happiness: What was the point of this story? I hated it!
16. The Cut-Glass Bowl: Please refer to #15.
17. Bernice Bobs Her Hair: Please refer to #15. Also this seems to be the blue print for Mean Girls, Winning and any other book in that genre.
18. Mr. Icky: Please refer to #14.
19. May Day: This story is the longest, and I found it to be excruciatingly tedious. So tedious in fact that I couldn't finish it, making this the only story in this collection that I didn't finish.
sjhoot17's review against another edition
3.0
Probably actually give this 3 1/2 stars. I am usually a big fan of Fitzgerald, but this collection fell a little short for me and I had higher expectations. As I did enjoy the Benjamin Button story and many of the others in this book, many of the stories I feel like I drudged through to finish this book. It is definitely one that I had to pick up and put back down multiple times.
nomeinthestacks's review against another edition
3.0
Overall 3 star for all 4 stories in this collection. My favourite was The Diamond as Big as the Ritz!
jenergizer's review against another edition
3.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Some of the stories were quite good! However, I read the book purely for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and then I saw the movie a few days later. I have to say the movie was better than the story, hands down. The story was just too far-fetched and didn't keep my attention nearly as well as the movie (not the the move was the best thing I've ever seen, but it wasn't bad). All in all, a good book of stories with a well-written link to the past.
thiskimb's review against another edition
4.0
Hate short stories, love F. Scott. These were actually pretty great. Benjamin Button itself is a very short, unremarkable story.
davefoolery's review against another edition
3.0
There's some really enjoyable stories in this collection. I've always liked Fitzgerald's style. I like the way he writes characters and setting. I think if pressed my top tales would be "The Ice Palace" or "The Camel's Back". The movie far outdoes the story for Button.
bxbrown94's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 I really liked some of the stories but wow, utterly odd collection. “Classics”, am I right?
eronoel's review against another edition
4.0
Finally finished! This was a fun and interesting read overall. Some of the short stories were so-so, but most were pretty enjoyable. My favorites were The Offshore Pirate, The Ice Palace, The Camel's Back, and The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was interesting, but not one of my favorites. It's very different from the movie, and I thought the story was much more interesting than the movie version.
ruthelizamac's review against another edition
3.0
A mixed bunch. I didn’t really like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and I don’t think it was really making the most of the whole premise. Was it well written? Maybe so. But I much preferred The Russet Witch and The Diamond as Big as the Ritz. I suppose all short story collections are going to be hit for some and miss for others. It’s probably about time for me to reread Gatsby.