A review by mark_kivimaki
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is clearly an earlier attempt by Fitzgerald at the themes that he famously covered in Gatsby. There is a lot of really beautiful prose in this book, but it drags towards the end and wraps up in a not all too satisfying way.