The Beautiful and Damned
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06XT92JLW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 149 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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Iknoor Kaur said After reading The Great Gatsby, I was craving to read more of. This book was one hell of an experience. When I started reading the book, well 50 pages down and I was EXHAUSTED! The book is overwhelming in every measure. It makes you feel varied emotions some too strong to even comprehend. By the time you're about 110 pages down, the book begins to make absolutely no sense and you begin to wonder whether the book has ever seen an editor. Following that the book has several ramblings, a real daily soap talking about two people who are complet. Real life depression Robbi P Freeman A look into the rich of the early 1900s New York. Anthony Patch is waiting for his grandfather to pass to inherit his millions. At the start of the book he is living on $7500 a month, has finished college, has traveled but came home because his grandfather is sick. The big issue with Anthony is he refuses to work. He is "too good" for anything. Then he meets the beautiful Gloria Gilbert who has had many relationships but never settles down. Anthony and her meet then he plays har. Hated it S Mason The story is long and not very interesting. From the title, I expected more "damnation"--more sin. And I absolutely hated Gloria, the main female character. She was just a bitch. Now, I don't want you to think I just don't like Fitzgerald. I love Gatsby, and others. I just didn't like this one. I also adore Hemingway, so see, it's not just some girly thing. I read the whole thing, because I sort of have a rule about that. But I just never cared about anyone in the story.
As with his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters are complex, especially in their marriage and intimacy, much like how he treats intimacy in "Tender Is the Night". "The Beautiful and Damned", first published by Scribner's in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. The novel provides a portrait of the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age, exploring New York Café Society. The book is believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald. It tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), his relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism.