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rach_simone 's review for:
This Side of Paradise
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.5 stars
Oh man. It finally happened. I re-read a book that I loved when I was younger and didn't nearly enjoy it as much as the first time. I read The Great Gatsby in school and fell in love with F. Scott Fitzgerald. I bought and read all of his books shortly after. I have been wanting to re-read this one for a while and since this year marks the 100th anniversary of its publication, I thought it was a perfect time. There is still a lot of interesting stuff in the book and I see how it laid the groundwork for literature that came after. Amory is so deeply vapid, as are many of the other characters in the book. There appears to be some self-awareness and criticism of it, but that didn't make it easier to get through.
Oh man. It finally happened. I re-read a book that I loved when I was younger and didn't nearly enjoy it as much as the first time. I read The Great Gatsby in school and fell in love with F. Scott Fitzgerald. I bought and read all of his books shortly after. I have been wanting to re-read this one for a while and since this year marks the 100th anniversary of its publication, I thought it was a perfect time. There is still a lot of interesting stuff in the book and I see how it laid the groundwork for literature that came after. Amory is so deeply vapid, as are many of the other characters in the book. There appears to be some self-awareness and criticism of it, but that didn't make it easier to get through.