Should one read the first version or the Malcolm Cowley version?

[Eric]

according to wikipedia..''Two versions of this novel are in print. The first version, published in 1934, uses flashbacks while the second revised version, prepared by Fitzgerald's friend and noted critic Malcolm Cowley on the basis of notes for a revision left by Fitzgerald, is ordered chronologically; this version was first published posthumously in 1951''

[Feliks]

I know I read a Scribner's version with a white cover and art deco lettering (non-photographic cover art) and I was very satisfied with it. Unsure as to what version it would have been. All I can say is that I deplore flashbacks and cannot recall this technique marring the pleasure in what I read.

My favorite work by Scott. Just a huge joy to experience.

[Vera]

I also enjoyed this book. I simpacized with Dick. He was a good man, dedicated to Nicole. His love for her was also an obstacle to his career. Nicole was very selfish especiall at the end, when she is cured. A good book. It´s very well written. I´ve read the Great Gatsby, but I prefer Tender is the Night

[Vera]

I would rather read the Malcolm Cowley version.

[Arthur]

I've read both versions twice and I have to say that the Malcolm Cowley version is better. Just my two cents.

[Arthur]

Also, why not read them both? I read the original first, then a year later I read the Malcolm Cowley version. Then another year passed, I read the original again, then another year passed... etc.

[Vera]

I had never heard of the Malcolm Cowley version. Thanks for the recommendation. I´ll look for it. I read Tender is the night when I was a teenager, in Portuguese, my mother language. Now at 59 years old I´ve reread it in English, merely for entertainment. ..Thanks for the discussion