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This Side of Paradise
This Side of Paradise
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
This Side of Paradise is the book that established F. Scott Fitzgerald as the prophet and golden boy of the newly dawned Jazz Age. Published in 1920, when he was just twenty-three, the novel catapulted him to instant fame and financial success. The story of Amory Blaine, a privileged, aimless, and self-absorbed Princeton student, This S...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780020199205
ISBN-10: 0020199201
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 288
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4.2 stars, based on 10 ratings
Publisher: Scribner Paper Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Very typical Fitzgerald...a really quick read.
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This book is paperback.
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The story of Amory Blaine--from prep school to Princeton, from his moral education to his sexual awakening--it follows this young "romantic egotist" to the beginning of his quest for a great destiny.
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The only Fitgerald book I've read, I found his writing lyrical and impressive. He wrote the kind of sentences that you repeat to your friends.
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I'm not really a Fitzgerald fan, But those who are will enjoy the book


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