A review by alf_read
This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Fitzgerald wrote this book at just 23-years of age. While this fact certainly comes across in the chaotic arrangement of a plot, it was clear from the beginning that Fitzgerald was a genius and through the character of Amory Blaine we see the beginnings of the defining voice of the Lost Generation.