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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
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
slow-paced
I don't think a book has ever changed my life with its beautiful prose alone quite like this one.
reflective
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
all my notes on my kindle on this book are basically just me making gagging noises whenever amory opens his mouth lmao
basically: fitzgerald documented the first fuckboy™
basically: fitzgerald documented the first fuckboy™
slow-paced
challenging
reflective
sad
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
emotional
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
This was an aborted attempt at a book. It was like he just lost steam and decided to wrap it up. It was unclear throughout the book what the driving force was. Apparently it was about the main character, Amory, getting to know himself and accepting his own selfishness, something which was only clarified in the last couple pages, and which he seemed to be pretty much fine with the whole book anyway. Not a particularly compelling reason to follow a character. Then once he reached the climax and “changed,” the book abruptly ends with no payoff. It’s completely missing an act three. What did “getting to know himself” actually achieve? There’s a hint that he might find religion (not because he believes in it, but simply because he suddenly decides it’s an inescapable moral imperative for humanity), but not yet, because he wants more time to solidify the change in himself (what change?!). I get the feeling that Fitzgerald realized this story was going nowhere and just decided to end it rather than try to redeem it. The not very good gatsby.