bekrecka 's review for:

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

2.0

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I’m endeavoring to read through Fitzgerald’s canon this year, naturally starting with this one. The prose is just as beautiful as I expected it to be. I loved the language and the descriptions. As far as being "transported", I definitely got there. The problem for me was I just couldn't care about the people. Most of the characters, Amory especially (of course), were shallow, arrogant, and conceited. I couldn't relate to them at all, and the story was kind of eye-rolling to get through… though I still loved the WAY it was written (if that makes any sense). I’ll keep on with the canon, but I didn't flip out over this one like I had with Gatsby. (But yes, I realize, not every novel can be a Gatsby!)