F. Scott Fitzgerald: This Side of Paradise, Flappers and Philosophers (Gramercy Modern Classics)

So i'm pretty sure that Amory and Scott are the same person.

Not a bad read, however, this book seemed initially to lack real direction until the very end. Through most of the book I wondered where Fitzgerald's descriptions of Amory Blaine's idealistic views would take me, yet at the end I realized that it was a prelude to Blaine questioning all he once believed to be true and his ultimate acceptance of Socialism. This book is very poetically and...more

Not a bad read, however, this book seemed initially to lack real direction until the very end. Through most of the book I wondered where Fitzgerald's descriptions of Amory Blaine's idealistic views would take me, yet at the end I realized that it was a prelude to Blaine questioning all he once believed to be true and his ultimate acceptance of Socialism. This book is very poetically and beautifully written, however, it is something I will have to read again to get a better appreciation of it.    hide