Sarah's review
Gatsby's Girl
by Caroline Preston
Sarah's review
Gatsby's Girl by Caroline Preston
Sarah's review
rating:
recommended for: Fitzgerald fans
Caroline Preston has an easy going and pleasant writing style. In addition, she lets her readers into Ginerva's character well enough that even though she is an unbelievably self centered girl, you end up liking her a lot. She reminds of those people who such a joy to talk to at dinner parties because they have witty observations and are quite clever but you can't have a real relationship with them because they are too self absorbed.
Another insight from Preston is that Ginerva has no idea what kind of person she really is. There are moments when she admits to being self centered but she has plenty of good reasons why she's not a terrible person. I htink most self centered people are really liek this and they don't understand why people turn against them.
This book is a fictionalized version of a woman whom F. Scott Fitzgerald had dated when he was in college. She si everything he wants to be and yet she's out of his reach because she doesn't love him. Her perosnality and...more
Another insight from Preston is that Ginerva has no idea what kind of person she really is. There are moments when she admits to being self centered but she has plenty of good reasons why she's not a terrible person. I htink most self centered people are really liek this and they don't understand why people turn against them.
This book is a fictionalized version of a woman whom F. Scott Fitzgerald had dated when he was in college. She si everything he wants to be and yet she's out of his reach because she doesn't love him. Her perosnality and...more
