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By Kerri , the sane one · 89 posts · 198 views
By Kerri , the sane one · 89 posts · 198 views
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For long I had heard the name of the book as well as the author but had never really known what it was before. One day it was calling out to me at an antique bookshop. I was surprised how short is was.
From the moment i dove into this book it consumed me. I loved every bit of it. My only complaint is that it ended.
From the moment i dove into this book it consumed me. I loved every bit of it. My only complaint is that it ended.
This is a novel that definitely rewards rereading. Even though it’s slim, I notice something new every time I revisit it.
I'm kind of disappointed in my fifteen-year-old self for not having been able to recognize how exquisitely written this book is. Fitzgerald was an artist; he set out to write something beautiful and he absolutely did. I don't remember appreciating the tragic love story or the poetic writing, and i was so into those things at the time that i think i must've actually skimmed the book the first time through. That's the only explanation for how little of an impression it made on me when i first enco
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Boring plot, OK writing
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