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I wonder if this novella would have sunk without trace had it retained the title "Trimalchio in West Egg". Personally I would not have been drawn to even pick that title off the shelf- but then the only reason I have read it now is that I wanted to read it before seeing the movie.
I liked the language (even though some of it is quaint to our ears now) and the cautionary-tale commentary on the lifestyles of the characters- those shiftless, upper class denizens of the Jazz Age,divided into those w ...more
I liked the language (even though some of it is quaint to our ears now) and the cautionary-tale commentary on the lifestyles of the characters- those shiftless, upper class denizens of the Jazz Age,divided into those w ...more
I have tried to read this book numerour times in the past 15 years. Finally did it. If you can sift throught he beginning chapter or two (skim it if you have to) then it gets to be more interesting and quite an ending. It is a small book and it is elequeont but a bit much for my taste.
Not a fan of the characters, as they are people I'd try to avoid--shallow, greedy, distracted by the wrong values and shallow appearances. The story seems to hold up though in the sense that we can see all of these flaws today, nearly a century later.
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