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A review by karenluvstoread
Flappers and Philosophers by Kirk Curnutt, F. Scott Fitzgerald
4.0
Fitzgerald is known for capturing the rise and fall of the Roaring Twenties in his novels. And in Flappers and Philosophers, Fitzgerald’s writing portrays life in the Roaring Twenties with a realism that feels immersive and absorbing. The themes are thought-provoking.
Many of these stories start with beautiful, lyrical descriptive sentences. This is something I have grown to not only appreciate, but also love about Fitzgerald’s writing - his beautiful, lyrical descriptions.
The stories in Flappers and Philosophers were initially published in The Saturday Evening Post and/or Scribner's Magazine before they were compiled into a collection. Once they were compiled into a collection, the collection itself became quite iconic and debuted Fitzgerald in the world of short work fiction.
Flappers and Philosophers was Fitzgerald's first collection of short stories and it was said to have laid the foundation for his future works and characters. The stories were all written in 1920 and they are all varied. He presents a whole host of characters and various storylines – from unlikely romances to life for the veterans after the war. In my opinion, such different stories as well as varied writing approaches to the stories themselves show what a skilled writer Fitzgerald was.
In this collection, I had my favorites and least favorites, of course; but they were all magnificently written!
Many of these stories start with beautiful, lyrical descriptive sentences. This is something I have grown to not only appreciate, but also love about Fitzgerald’s writing - his beautiful, lyrical descriptions.
The stories in Flappers and Philosophers were initially published in The Saturday Evening Post and/or Scribner's Magazine before they were compiled into a collection. Once they were compiled into a collection, the collection itself became quite iconic and debuted Fitzgerald in the world of short work fiction.
Flappers and Philosophers was Fitzgerald's first collection of short stories and it was said to have laid the foundation for his future works and characters. The stories were all written in 1920 and they are all varied. He presents a whole host of characters and various storylines – from unlikely romances to life for the veterans after the war. In my opinion, such different stories as well as varied writing approaches to the stories themselves show what a skilled writer Fitzgerald was.
In this collection, I had my favorites and least favorites, of course; but they were all magnificently written!