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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
I didn't like this but as I was reading I couldn't stop thinking of how this could be reworked into an amazing horror movie. The Washingtons are a creepy fucking family to start with, with their slaves and captives and mountaintop lair*. Speaking of, it'd be incredible to see the descriptions of the château & its surrounding land brought to life.
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and murdered guests!
There is a reason I don't like this. I got bored so just pushed my way through it. I also hate the way Fitzgerald describes black people (using racial slurs). This was the last book that I was given for my 6-month classic book subscription and I'm honestly not happy with it. Do a favour and don't read this book, it's terrible!
I read all the stories but the last one, due to the topic which didn't seem to interest me all that much 😅
It was a quick and easy read. Fitzgerald is really goid at showing the hedonism of the 20s and this was no exception.
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5, maybe 4. The titular story was probably the best out of the three. The other two being The Cut-Glass Bowl and The Lost Decade.
It has some great allegories and its brilliantly written but I found a few parts rather plain.
Also, I would have chucked that bowl out straight away!
It has some great allegories and its brilliantly written but I found a few parts rather plain.
Also, I would have chucked that bowl out straight away!
I picked this book up in a charity shop for 10p and went into it not knowing anything about it but I am glad I have finally read something else by F. Scott Fitzgerald, after reading The Great Gatsby at the beginning of the year.
This book is a tiny 76 pages and contains 3 short stories: Babylon Revisitied, The Cut-Glass Bowl and The Lost Decade.
Although I am glad that I read this collection, it isn’t something that I love or hate; this book contains stories that just didn’t seem to have any impact on me at all and I find them completely forgettable unfortunately. The writing was really enjoyable but due to the lack of plot and character development in each of the stories, I found the collection quite bland and lack-lustre for me personally.
This book is a tiny 76 pages and contains 3 short stories: Babylon Revisitied, The Cut-Glass Bowl and The Lost Decade.
Although I am glad that I read this collection, it isn’t something that I love or hate; this book contains stories that just didn’t seem to have any impact on me at all and I find them completely forgettable unfortunately. The writing was really enjoyable but due to the lack of plot and character development in each of the stories, I found the collection quite bland and lack-lustre for me personally.