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A review by shivani_n
Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
"Think how you love me, I don't ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere inside me there'll always be the person I am to-night."
i saw the above quote somewhere a while ago, and it was actually what inspired me to pick up the book in the first place. while i do think the quote is devastatingly gorgeous, and i've been thinking about it for days, the book itself was quite a letdown. i really liked gatsby, but tender is the night was definitely not as good, despite having multiple similar themes. with it being fitzgerald's most heavily autobiographical book, it features deeply troubled characters in deeply troubling marriages, broken relationships, loss of purpose, and wasted potential.
similar to the rest of his novels, it is of course, very bleak and depressing. if that's your thing, you might like this book more than i did; i mean i love a good sad book as much as the next girl but this was just plain boring. there isn't really any plot, the chapters are so disjointed, and the characters lack depth and variety.
i liked some parts of the book and it made me feel things at times, but overall it was very mid, so 3⭐️.
i saw the above quote somewhere a while ago, and it was actually what inspired me to pick up the book in the first place. while i do think the quote is devastatingly gorgeous, and i've been thinking about it for days, the book itself was quite a letdown. i really liked gatsby, but tender is the night was definitely not as good, despite having multiple similar themes. with it being fitzgerald's most heavily autobiographical book, it features deeply troubled characters in deeply troubling marriages, broken relationships, loss of purpose, and wasted potential.
similar to the rest of his novels, it is of course, very bleak and depressing. if that's your thing, you might like this book more than i did; i mean i love a good sad book as much as the next girl but this was just plain boring. there isn't really any plot, the chapters are so disjointed, and the characters lack depth and variety.
i liked some parts of the book and it made me feel things at times, but overall it was very mid, so 3⭐️.