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I enjoyed reading Fitzgerald's first novel very much, although I don't think it will stick in my mind as much as his later works. The central character, Amory Blaine, is clearly a self-portrait and the novel is heavily autobiographical, based on his own schooldays and Princeton days and early love affairs. I was interested to see how much Fitzgerald includes about his reading at every stage of his young life, with endless names of authors, many now forgotten, and brief discussions of their works
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The word is that Fitzgerald hurried through the writing of this book so the he could be paid for it and show Zelda's family that he was worthy of marrying her. It's Fitzgerald's first work, and it is hard to believe that he was only 23 when he wrote it. Although the book is disjointed and messily written, I thought that it was a great read. Much of it is supposed to be autobiographical, which if true, shows the inner turmoil and ennui that Fitzgerald was already suffering at a young age.
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