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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
tense
slow-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
a classic is a classic and there's reason for it…although This Side of Paradise isn't Fitzgerald's greatest book when a book is free you can bet i'll download it… I wasn't putting too much faith in this book possibly because I never put faith in any classic book, but I confess that little by little the book interested me. emory, like every good protagonist, is a rich fuck who realizes that the 20s came to fuck with everyone regardless of financial status.
He spends the entire book complaining about poverty, women, and war and honestly thats so relatable of him.
He spends the entire book complaining about poverty, women, and war and honestly thats so relatable of him.
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked a fair amount of this book and thought the character study of Amory was very well done. There were also a handful of parts I wasn’t vining with that slowed it down a bunch. Definitely not as good as the Great Gatsby, but happy to have read another by Fitzgerald.
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fitzgerald was Postmodern in his style and Modern in his subject, and this is likely why he was mostly out of print by the time of his death. It's strange to read a book that's coming up on a hundred years old and see the same sorts of problems I worry about –the struggle between the ambition to be great and the desire to be good, the purpose of art in the "real" world– reflected back.
An interesting book indeed. Quite a surprise to be honest. As Fitzgerald goes, it's rough around the edges. It's more a compendium of sketches than a fully formed book. That said, I can see how the book broke with all prior conventions, even if unintended. Some parts are better than others, but overall, it gives great insight into Fitzgerald's world. It resembles the same generational feeling we've seen with Millennials during these past years. A lost generation, expecting much, not receiving it, and then rebelling against a system that has no use for them. Highly recommendable book and very enjoyable, despite its faults.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
