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366 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780521402392
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08 September 2005
Description
Twice during the last decade of his life, in 1934 and 1936, F. Scott Fitzgerald proposed a collection of his personal essays to Maxwell Perkins, his editor at Charles Scribner's Sons. Perkins was unenthusiastic on both occasions, and Fitzgerald di...
Community Reviews Summary of 117 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
lighthearted 35%
sad 28%
funny 21%
mysterious 21%
challenging 14%
dark 14%
tense 14%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 36% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse
366 pages • first pub 1926 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780521402392
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 08 September 2005
Description
Twice during the last decade of his life, in 1934 and 1936, F. Scott Fitzgerald proposed a collection of his personal essays to Maxwell Perkins, his editor at Charles Scribner's Sons. Perkins was unenthusiastic on both occasions, and Fitzgerald di...
Community Reviews Summary of 117 reviews
Moods
emotional 42%
lighthearted 35%
sad 28%
funny 21%
mysterious 21%
challenging 14%
dark 14%
tense 14%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 7%
relaxing 7%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 36% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 36% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse