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sarah_ls 's review for:
The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I debated about this rating all day. It's worth more than four stars but just a bit shy of five. Nonetheless, I'm going with five because I thought it was absolutely amazing! It was so unexpected. I thought it would be decent, but not great. Three stars maybe. Fitzgerald's descriptions are beautiful and evocative and absolutely perfect. I never did like either of the characters - or any of them actually - but I still felt deeply for what Anthony and Gloria were going through. I felt so much despair over their plight and I wanted everything to be better for them. The depths that Anthony in particular sank to were truly appalling, and I think a fairly accurate portrayal of a level of alcoholism that I have thankfully never witnessed. This is a book that sparkles and shines while everyone tries to hide the ugliness.
I'm really glad I read this and I've already ordered another of his.
I'm really glad I read this and I've already ordered another of his.