tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post2067356466485200095..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Tender Is The Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-65926512665911976712011-09-20T19:43:40.383+08:002011-09-20T19:43:40.383+08:00JoV-If you did not really like The Great Gatsby, I...JoV-If you did not really like The Great Gatsby, I would pass on this book<br /><br />Rebecca Reid-Gatsby is way better than Tender is the Night-please dont deprive yourself of the pleasure of reading it<br /><br />Becky(Page Turners)-I agree Gatsby is very American writer-some of his prose seems almost like clever frat boy writing to me-some of his sentences are so wonderful it kept me going to the end-but I was glad when I got there-Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-80301814251987625102011-09-20T12:21:51.107+08:002011-09-20T12:21:51.107+08:00I wasn't a big fan of The Great Gatsby (I know...I wasn't a big fan of The Great Gatsby (I know, I am probably one of the three only people on earth who have read it and didn't enjoy it) and so I tried reading this one to try and bring me around the F Scott Fitzgerald as an author. Sadly, I couldn't even finish it. I have been wondering if it isn't a cultural thing. I know this sounds silly when you think at how little difference there is between America and Australia, but there is something just so…. American about his writing and stories, that I find it very difficult to identify with.Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-77067690119667877062011-09-20T02:59:18.972+08:002011-09-20T02:59:18.972+08:00I have been wanting to reread GATSBY soon, this is...I have been wanting to reread GATSBY soon, this is also on my shelf. Sorry to hear it was disappointing :(Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-65738875770580756502011-09-19T04:03:41.876+08:002011-09-19T04:03:41.876+08:00I am sorry you didn't like this but it is also...I am sorry you didn't like this but it is also telling me that I may not like it as well. I like Great Gatsby but didn't love it.JoVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198686058988769659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-40638277729577475022011-09-18T18:35:52.384+08:002011-09-18T18:35:52.384+08:00Parrish Lantern-thanks as always for your great su...Parrish Lantern-thanks as always for your great support-most of his short stories can be found onlineMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-59821825716776875932011-09-18T15:45:00.357+08:002011-09-18T15:45:00.357+08:00Read a couple when I was a classic obsessed youth,...Read a couple when I was a classic obsessed youth, but not for years, keep hearing good things about his short stories, so allowing for time & my TBR I may try some.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.com