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A review by taliaissmart
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
slow-paced
A narrative of the early decades in the life of Amory Blaine, a young man born into wealth, but insecure as a member of the post-WWI American aristocracy.
The beginning had me laughing out loud (absurd child getting up to bizarre hijinks) but the rest of the book was way less fun. A lot of it centers around Amory's time at Princeton, which is so specific to the setting & time period that I struggled to find my footing.
An interesting exploration of class & varied experiences of romantic love, nonetheless.
The beginning had me laughing out loud (absurd child getting up to bizarre hijinks) but the rest of the book was way less fun. A lot of it centers around Amory's time at Princeton, which is so specific to the setting & time period that I struggled to find my footing.
An interesting exploration of class & varied experiences of romantic love, nonetheless.