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eleanorjohnson001 's review for:
This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2 stars for book 1, 3 stars for book 2
Book 2 at least was a little entertaining to me and had something of a plot. Otherwise, this book is literally about nothing. I loved Great Gatsby and this is the second book by Fitzgerald that I’ve read, so I had high expectations that were dashed to the ground. I couldn’t wait to finish this book and had to force myself to do so. Amory is SO pretentious, lazy, self-centered, and to emphasize again, pretentious. The book itself is dripping in it. Amory represents Fitzgerald and some of the book is based off his own life, and this is his first novel.
I just couldn’t enjoy a book where the main character clearly thought so highly of himself and who only seemed to think for others when it benefitted him the most. Maybe it’s an exaggerated version of how we all think and behave on some level, but I didn’t take much away from this book. If anyone has absolutely loved this book, please let me know why, I always wonder if I’m missing something or reading it wrong when I don’t enjoy a book considered to be a classic.
Book 2 at least was a little entertaining to me and had something of a plot. Otherwise, this book is literally about nothing. I loved Great Gatsby and this is the second book by Fitzgerald that I’ve read, so I had high expectations that were dashed to the ground. I couldn’t wait to finish this book and had to force myself to do so. Amory is SO pretentious, lazy, self-centered, and to emphasize again, pretentious. The book itself is dripping in it. Amory represents Fitzgerald and some of the book is based off his own life, and this is his first novel.
I just couldn’t enjoy a book where the main character clearly thought so highly of himself and who only seemed to think for others when it benefitted him the most. Maybe it’s an exaggerated version of how we all think and behave on some level, but I didn’t take much away from this book. If anyone has absolutely loved this book, please let me know why, I always wonder if I’m missing something or reading it wrong when I don’t enjoy a book considered to be a classic.