Reviews

The Beautiful and Damned Illustrated by F. Scott Fitzgerald

calif0rnia's review

reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.75

Man, I had expectations, I really tried but I found this book unbearable. Fitzgerald’s writing style is present and I think that’s the only thing I enjoyed about this book, that rich and beautiful prose. But there was a lack of plot altogether and I felt like I was reading something that was going nowhere. Like absolutely nowhere. I didn’t care about what was happening because there wasn’t a reason to do so and I wanted to finish as soon as possible.
It’s different and experimental to a certain point but I don’t think it payed off for me, like everything fell flat.

literarypaiges's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

leilania's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Such a wonderful tragedy, I spent most of the book internally screaming at the characters to make better decisions