false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1243167112m/747746.jpg 747746 51 Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted story writers. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories. <P><P>In 1860 Benjamin Button is born an old man and mysteriously begins aging backward. At the beginning of his life he is withered and worn, but as he continues to grow younger he embraces life -- he goes to war, runs a business, falls in love, has children, goes to college and prep school, and, as his mind begins to devolve, he attends kindergarten and eventually returns to the care of his nurse. <P><P>This strange and haunting story embodies the sharp social insight that has made Fitzgerald one of the great voices in the history of American literature. <P><P> 1650517 book 1921 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button total:2730|5:337|4:839|3:1125|2:366|1:63| 2730 9211 4866 599 3 6 false false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 11:54:54 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 06:03:28 -0800 2008 Collier's magazine's "Tales of the Jazz Age" in 1922, Fitzgerald's quirky, fairy-tale-like story of a man born at age seventy who gets younger has been widely available as a novella for many years. This collector's edition has been released to coinc...more...]]> 3 4 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 14:13:51 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 14:34:04 -0800 2009 Youth without youth, except in that one the old man gets younger right away, struck by lightening.

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An interesting story, however with all the fanfare the movie received, the short story was just that, short. I was disappointed that the protagonist did not retain his wisdom as the years passed, but rather his mind seemed to deteriorate as his body grew young...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 20:19:22 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 10:35:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:10:56 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:25:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 06:37:29 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 06:41:51 -0700 2009
Read my full review comparing the book & movie at my blogRedlady's Reading Room

I found the premise for this book intriguing that a baby named Benjamin is born in 1860 as an old man of the age of 70. He ages backwards and becomes younger every year until he "ages" ba...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 11:12:22 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 11:12:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jul 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 21:47:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 23:20:29 -0700 2009 feedbooks among other places. I was moved to read it because I'd just the seen the film it inspired, and I'm interested to report that the film and story have basically nothing in common except a title and m...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 16 16:24:05 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:30:24 -0700 2009
As an infant, Benjamin's f...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 28 11:13:17 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 11:13:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 10:56:55 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 10:57:09 -0700 2009
While I saw echoes of the 1920's lifestyle portrayed in The Great Gatsby, I realize that this novel's theme goes in another direction (n...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 18:49:30 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 20:31:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=747746