false 6418523 89 Fitzgerald's first novel, reprinted in the handsome Everyman's Library series of literary classic, uses numerous formal experiments to tell the story of Amory Blaine, as he grows up during the crazy years following the First World War. It also contains a new introduction by Craig Raine that describes critical and popular reception of the book when it came out in 1920. 2520849 book 1920 This Side of Paradise total:6072|5:1301|4:2318|3:1846|2:495|1:112| 6072 22417 8447 463 3 2 false false Tue Mar 20 10:59:04 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 01 18:19:36 -0700 2008 after reading: Meh. Meh, meh, meh. See, this is the problem with re-reading books that shine so bright in your memory — sometimes they just don't live up. I mean, there's really no reason I shouldn't have loved this book. It's filled with philosophical musings and snappy, flirty dialogue; it's ple...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 19:05:02 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 04:44:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1993 Tue Dec 11 14:38:22 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 14:38:22 -0800 2007 ...more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 08 17:54:06 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 04 14:20:47 -0800 2007
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"At 5 o'clock he felt the need of hearing his own voice, so he retreated to his house to see if any one else had arrived."

"I've got an adjective that just fits you."

"I wouldn't think of leaving college. It's just that...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 01 07:50:37 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 08:00:15 -0800 2009 The main character Amory Blaine is always insightful and often melodramatic. Many of the qualities that shocked audiences...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 11:35:07 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 11:29:51 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 18:13:31 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 02:35:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:07:03 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 07:29:29 -0700 2009 I re-read it around the age of 30 an...more...]]> 4 0 true false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 16:48:45 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 16:53:01 -0700 2009 1
This novel is excellent for Fitzgerald's first and it exerts an aura of beauty. It's language is very beautiful and colorful, very far from achromatic. I'd call it a "glitter" book. I was a bit surprised to find people of col...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 17:21:50 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 15:45:55 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 24 20:07:16 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 12:27:25 -0700 2009
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Secondly, as a sidenote, I HATED The Great Gatsby. This was sad to me, because I went into it very much wanting to like it, as I had enjoyed many of Fitzgerald's short stories.

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