I highly suggest it
anonymous
October 29 2005, 02:34:17 UTC
As the all time biggest Fitzgerald reader and fan out there, I suggest you start if you haven't read it already, with This Side of Paradise. It was his first novel and my favorite, although all his novels are loved. Which have you read already? The Great Gatsby, no doubt? Well, I would also give The Beautiful and The Damned (his second novel) some time. It's well worth it. His vocabulary is outstanding and the way his writing feels is fluid and intelligent. Hemmingway is also a master at liquid writing and I enjoy both. By no means am I limited to these authors, but I lean towards the classics and more European flare than others. What would you suggest for me at this moment, maybe something on the opposing end of F.Scott or Hemmingway? June
Re: I highly suggest itprosyOctober 30 2005, 15:52:34 UTC
I always recommend Steinbeck and Salinger. I am reading The Wayward Bus right now, and I am amazed at Steinbeck's ability to make me love even his not as lovable characters. For European writers, I loved The Razor's Edge by Maugham. Of Human Bondage was pretty good also.
I read The Great Gatsby in school, and I have a predisposition against assigned reading, so I think I should give it another shot now that I can be a little less biased against it.
Re: I highly suggest it
anonymous
October 31 2005, 06:17:35 UTC
No, I just happened by this post. Always trying to find readers! And yes, I love Salinger. Nine Stories and Franny and Zooey are my favorites. Steinbeck is also another favorite! The Grapes of Wrath is about number three on my list. Followed closely by Of Mice and Men. But the others you suggested I haven't read, so I will look into them! And yeah, The Great Gatsby was really put into a bad spot when schools started shoving it out there...but there are so many like that. The Catcher in the Rye, I had to read that in school and I'm really glad. So give it another try, it really is a classic story. Plus so close to home...St. Paul! Yeah! Take care.
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Well, I would also give The Beautiful and The Damned (his second novel) some time. It's well worth it. His vocabulary is outstanding and the way his writing feels is fluid and intelligent. Hemmingway is also a master at liquid writing and I enjoy both. By no means am I limited to these authors, but I lean towards the classics and more European flare than others. What would you suggest for me at this moment, maybe something on the opposing end of F.Scott or Hemmingway?
June
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I read The Great Gatsby in school, and I have a predisposition against assigned reading, so I think I should give it another shot now that I can be a little less biased against it.
Also, Hi June. Do I know you?
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And yes, I love Salinger. Nine Stories and Franny and Zooey are my favorites. Steinbeck is also another favorite! The Grapes of Wrath is about number three on my list. Followed closely by Of Mice and Men.
But the others you suggested I haven't read, so I will look into them!
And yeah, The Great Gatsby was really put into a bad spot when schools started shoving it out there...but there are so many like that. The Catcher in the Rye, I had to read that in school and I'm really glad. So give it another try, it really is a classic story. Plus so close to home...St. Paul! Yeah!
Take care.
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