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A review by fihli
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2.0
1.5 stars
F. Scott Fitzgeral's writing really isn't for me, as I find his stories incredibly tedious while I find the ideas and meanings between them interesting, which is also the reason why I found reading The Great Gatsby so unappealing but liked the movie.
Ranking of the individual stories:
1. Head and Shoulders: I liked the story and found it amusing.
2. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz: I liked the idea but felt indifferent towards it because of its execution.
3.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: yet again, I liked the idea but felt indifferent towards it because of its execution
4. Offshore Pirate: trite but otherwise enjoyable. The short story collection definitely started strong.
5.The Four Fists: I liked the story and found it to be less pointless than most of the other stories. But let's be honest, I still felt mostly indifferent to this story.
6. The Camel's Back: I found it only slightly amusing but definitely less insufferable than the stories lower on the list. Also, I liked the ending somewhat.
7. O Russet Witch: I liked some parts and disliked others. I don't agree with the overall message. What I find amusing is the thought that Alicia Darner is Fitzgeral's 1920's version of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
8. Ice Palace: I felt indifferent about it
9. The Jelly-Bean: I felt indifferent about it.
10. Dayrimple Goes Wrong: I felt meh about/ slightly disliked it.
11. The Tarquin of Cheapside: I always forget that this story exists. At least it was short.
12. Benediction: Please refer to #11 and multiply my apathy to that story for this story by a 1000 times.
13. Jemina, The Mountain Girl: This is in fact a story that exists, at least it was over quickly, but I'm going to be honest, I didn't take much away from it as this was the last story from the collection and I was seriously done with the book at this point.
14. Porcelain and Pink: This was extremely pointless but at least also short.
15. The Lees of Happiness: What was the point of this story? I hated it!
16. The Cut-Glass Bowl: Please refer to #15.
17. Bernice Bobs Her Hair: Please refer to #15. Also this seems to be the blue print for Mean Girls, Winning and any other book in that genre.
18. Mr. Icky: Please refer to #14.
19. May Day: This story is the longest, and I found it to be excruciatingly tedious. So tedious in fact that I couldn't finish it, making this the only story in this collection that I didn't finish.
F. Scott Fitzgeral's writing really isn't for me, as I find his stories incredibly tedious while I find the ideas and meanings between them interesting, which is also the reason why I found reading The Great Gatsby so unappealing but liked the movie.
Ranking of the individual stories:
1. Head and Shoulders: I liked the story and found it amusing.
2. The Diamond as Big as the Ritz: I liked the idea but felt indifferent towards it because of its execution.
3.The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: yet again, I liked the idea but felt indifferent towards it because of its execution
4. Offshore Pirate: trite but otherwise enjoyable. The short story collection definitely started strong.
5.The Four Fists: I liked the story and found it to be less pointless than most of the other stories. But let's be honest, I still felt mostly indifferent to this story.
6. The Camel's Back: I found it only slightly amusing but definitely less insufferable than the stories lower on the list. Also, I liked the ending somewhat.
7. O Russet Witch: I liked some parts and disliked others. I don't agree with the overall message. What I find amusing is the thought that Alicia Darner is Fitzgeral's 1920's version of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl.
8. Ice Palace: I felt indifferent about it
9. The Jelly-Bean: I felt indifferent about it.
10. Dayrimple Goes Wrong: I felt meh about/ slightly disliked it.
11. The Tarquin of Cheapside: I always forget that this story exists. At least it was short.
12. Benediction: Please refer to #11 and multiply my apathy to that story for this story by a 1000 times.
13. Jemina, The Mountain Girl: This is in fact a story that exists, at least it was over quickly, but I'm going to be honest, I didn't take much away from it as this was the last story from the collection and I was seriously done with the book at this point.
14. Porcelain and Pink: This was extremely pointless but at least also short.
15. The Lees of Happiness: What was the point of this story? I hated it!
16. The Cut-Glass Bowl: Please refer to #15.
17. Bernice Bobs Her Hair: Please refer to #15. Also this seems to be the blue print for Mean Girls, Winning and any other book in that genre.
18. Mr. Icky: Please refer to #14.
19. May Day: This story is the longest, and I found it to be excruciatingly tedious. So tedious in fact that I couldn't finish it, making this the only story in this collection that I didn't finish.