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A review by amorbidlongingforbooks
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
dark
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Once more I’m convinced, that Fitzgerald is one of my absolut favorite authors (probably mostly the parts he stole from his wife, so Zelda might be my favorite author as well? Idk).
He has a way of putting the ordinary, the mundane in words that feel so rich, so perfect, so made for the exact mood he is describing... Ughhh.
Admittetly, his stories aren’t the most entertaining or action packed, instead he lures you in with beautiful prose, sometimes like a poem, then again a play, way to dramatic to be realistic but conveying so much raw heartache and emotions, it makes you wonder how someone 100 years ago felt the same things as you do now.
At its core, this is a story about wealth, morality, two people in love and as their fortune decreases, so does eventually said love.
It’s a sad story and it is not. Gloria and Anthony are the reason for their own misery, misery they’ve brought about themselves with pride and ignorance.
Waiting for the promised inheritance wears them down until they eventually lose all their friends, their status and their respect for each other and themselves.
Well… reading my little summary, this doesn’t sound like an exciting story at all, but I would read a grocery list, had it been written by one of the Fitzgeralds (next up is Save me the Waltz, I desperatly need to read it).
It’s unusual for me to like something simply for the writing and themes, but the lack of plot, three dimensional characters and messed up pacing, all falls to nothingness, considering the damned beautiful (pun intended lol) prose.
read this if you like
the 1920s, flappers and all that, new york, pretty prose, insufferable characters, rich people doing rich people shit, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Gone Girl…
Once more I’m convinced, that Fitzgerald is one of my absolut favorite authors (probably mostly the parts he stole from his wife, so Zelda might be my favorite author as well? Idk).
He has a way of putting the ordinary, the mundane in words that feel so rich, so perfect, so made for the exact mood he is describing... Ughhh.
Admittetly, his stories aren’t the most entertaining or action packed, instead he lures you in with beautiful prose, sometimes like a poem, then again a play, way to dramatic to be realistic but conveying so much raw heartache and emotions, it makes you wonder how someone 100 years ago felt the same things as you do now.
At its core, this is a story about wealth, morality, two people in love and as their fortune decreases, so does eventually said love.
It’s a sad story and it is not. Gloria and Anthony are the reason for their own misery, misery they’ve brought about themselves with pride and ignorance.
Waiting for the promised inheritance wears them down until they eventually lose all their friends, their status and their respect for each other and themselves.
Well… reading my little summary, this doesn’t sound like an exciting story at all, but I would read a grocery list, had it been written by one of the Fitzgeralds (next up is Save me the Waltz, I desperatly need to read it).
It’s unusual for me to like something simply for the writing and themes, but the lack of plot, three dimensional characters and messed up pacing, all falls to nothingness, considering the damned beautiful (pun intended lol) prose.
read this if you like
the 1920s, flappers and all that, new york, pretty prose, insufferable characters, rich people doing rich people shit, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Gone Girl…