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A lot more readable than The Great Gatsby which I read many years before Arukiyomi was born, this was a decent enough novel. I found that as long as I focussed on the relationships between Dick Diver, his wife Nicole and young starlet Rosemary who intervenes between the two, I could maintain my appreciation for Fitzgerald’s writing. As soon as I attempted to place this in reality, things started to fray a bit.
Take this single sentence for example: "Now – [Rosemary] was thinking – I’ve earned a t ...more
Take this single sentence for example: "Now – [Rosemary] was thinking – I’ve earned a t ...more
I had seen the movies, the series, and they left me kind of cold.
Oh but the book!
It was a long time ago, but I remember devouring it.
Still, Gatsby is my favorite Fitzgerald's book. ...more
Oh but the book!
It was a long time ago, but I remember devouring it.
Still, Gatsby is my favorite Fitzgerald's book. ...more
F. Scott Fitzgerald's reworking of Tender Is the Night, with the sections re-ordered chronologically. An interesting new way to read the story.
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Some people think that Scoot F. Fitzgerald was great writer. Great Gatsby was great, but rest ...
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