Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Tender Is the Night (English Edition)

Beautifully written but the characters aren't that engaging and can be a bit insipid. I read this book whilst on holiday in the South of France, I don't think I would have rated it so highly if I hadn't been 'on location'.

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nanokaneko's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

It kind of dragged for me honestly, I really enjoyed The Great Gatsby so I wanted to like it, but it just kind of bored me and none of the characters felt particularly engaging.

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jojom77's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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jillaay_h's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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jetski's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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twistedanddivine's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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katadamz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

A troubling portrait of a marriage, and a man in disarray. Fitzgerald is as insightful as ever, but this text is particularly weighed down by his almost clinical view of others

and perhaps by being too close to a similar dissolution of his own marriage

The ending is indicative of how I feel about the novel. It’s realistic, it does seem like Dick Diver is destined for mediocrity. But Fitzgerald failed to elevate that realism into great literature. I felt hollow, and wrung out more than anything, even as I found myself agreeing with the realism.

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