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The Beautiful and Damned
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Only for a brief moment every day in the warmth and renewed life of a first high-ball did his mind turn to those opalescent dreams of future pleasure- the mutual heritage of the happy and the damned.”
I enjoyed [b:The Beautiful and the Damned|6316645|The Beautiful and the Damned|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328307635l/6316645._SY75_.jpg|2432116] a lot more than [b:The Great Gatsby|4671|The Great Gatsby|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490528560l/4671._SY75_.jpg|245494]. [a:F. Scott Fitzgerald|3190|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1517864008p2/3190.jpg] wrote [b:The Beautiful and the Damned|6316645|The Beautiful and the Damned|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328307635l/6316645._SY75_.jpg|2432116] with such a sense of urgency - the writing was just so sharp and cutting throughout. I felt as a reader that Fitzgerald must have put a lot of energy and into writing this story. He really left his heart and soul on the page.
The protagonist, Anthony Patch, is really an anti-hero and he and his wife, Gloria are the epitome of what I’d call “beautiful people”. They are socialites who party all the time, and try to “keep up with the Jones’s”. Alcoholism and its effect on marriage was a big theme, and ended up being a big issue for Fitzgerald in his own life. Also, the lack of a meaningful pursuit and common goals in their lives was the couple’s ultimate downfall.
The novel is probably overly dramatic at times and so that is why I can’t get to 5 stars with my rating, but I enjoyed this immensely. 4 stars.
I enjoyed [b:The Beautiful and the Damned|6316645|The Beautiful and the Damned|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328307635l/6316645._SY75_.jpg|2432116] a lot more than [b:The Great Gatsby|4671|The Great Gatsby|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490528560l/4671._SY75_.jpg|245494]. [a:F. Scott Fitzgerald|3190|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1517864008p2/3190.jpg] wrote [b:The Beautiful and the Damned|6316645|The Beautiful and the Damned|F. Scott Fitzgerald|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328307635l/6316645._SY75_.jpg|2432116] with such a sense of urgency - the writing was just so sharp and cutting throughout. I felt as a reader that Fitzgerald must have put a lot of energy and into writing this story. He really left his heart and soul on the page.
The protagonist, Anthony Patch, is really an anti-hero and he and his wife, Gloria are the epitome of what I’d call “beautiful people”. They are socialites who party all the time, and try to “keep up with the Jones’s”. Alcoholism and its effect on marriage was a big theme, and ended up being a big issue for Fitzgerald in his own life. Also, the lack of a meaningful pursuit and common goals in their lives was the couple’s ultimate downfall.
The novel is probably overly dramatic at times and so that is why I can’t get to 5 stars with my rating, but I enjoyed this immensely. 4 stars.