![]() ![]() ![]() One of the greatest aspects of this book is the inability to figure out who exactly the story revolves around until the later part of it. A semi-autobiographical novel that takes the reader through the romantic and melancholic life of several friends, this book is one that simply cannot be put down. All other tasks dropped, and I read Tender is the Night from start to finish that weekend.īefore I go on I have to first say that, sadly, this book is not as great as The Great Gatsby, but it does come close. ![]() ![]() I was taken aback, and vowed to find out the truth for myself. I was originally introduced to this book by a friend who stated confidently that it was better than The Great Gatsby – an audacious comment given that The Great Gatsby is the greatest book ever written. “Her face could have been described in terms of conventional prettiness, but the effect was that it had been made first on the heroic scale with strong structure and marking, as if the features and vividness of brow and coloring, everything we associate with temperament and character had been molded with a Rodinesque intention, and then chiseled away in the direction of prettiness to a point where a single slip would have irreparably diminished its force and quality.”*Įxcuse the length of the quote, but my goodness. Truly a romantic in his writing, the way he captures a moment in time is simply outstanding, and the way he captures beauty even more so. Reading a Fitzgerald is always a strange experience his books are sad, but you feel almost happy in the sadness. ![]()
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