I would like to shout out the Radcliffe Publishing Course for assembling this list. It has introduced me to a lot of great books and authors over the last year, and it will remain a valuable source for years to come.
The last book I checked out? No. 91, aka This Side of Paradise (1920) by The Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Protagonist Amory
Blaine, based on Fitzgerald, is a handsome, privileged Princeton student.
Despite his many God-given tools and strong ideals, he doesn't quite reach his
ambitious goals, thanks in no small part to egotism and heartbreak. After
serving in World War I, Amory briefly
works as an ad writer, but he soon becomes disenchanted with the ways of the
world.
This Side of Paradise is an awfully impressive accomplishment
by Fitzgerald for two reasons: 1) It was Fitzdog's debut, and 2) He was only 24 years old when it was published. In a way, his young age lies at
the basis of the book's major, dare I say, "flaw": a lack of
direction. Fitzgerald's talent is apparent throughout #TSoP, don't get me wrong, but the rather unsatisfactory
plot is a clear sign that it still needed a decent amount of ripening.
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