Title: The Diamond as Big as the Ritz
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Published: 1922
Language: English
Pages: 80
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
In this short story, a young man accompanies his friend to his insanely rich and fabulous home for the summer, but soon discovers not everything is as perfect as it seems...
Review:
There are some things which you can almost always expect from Fitzgerald; a young, posh protagonist, lushios places, glamour and galore... and this does have that, but it also has a darkness to it that I found a bit surprising.
This is a sort of dark fairytale of sorts, one I found wholly entertaining. It is a bit ridiculous in points, but overall, it was very enjoyable. It does have a lot of slaves in it, which is quite disturbing, and character development is perhaps not at its best.
Overall though, I must say I quite liked this. I would recommend it if you want to try some Fitzgerald, or if you already like his style of writing.
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Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Published: 1922
Language: English
Pages: 80
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
In this short story, a young man accompanies his friend to his insanely rich and fabulous home for the summer, but soon discovers not everything is as perfect as it seems...
Review:
There are some things which you can almost always expect from Fitzgerald; a young, posh protagonist, lushios places, glamour and galore... and this does have that, but it also has a darkness to it that I found a bit surprising.
This is a sort of dark fairytale of sorts, one I found wholly entertaining. It is a bit ridiculous in points, but overall, it was very enjoyable. It does have a lot of slaves in it, which is quite disturbing, and character development is perhaps not at its best.
Overall though, I must say I quite liked this. I would recommend it if you want to try some Fitzgerald, or if you already like his style of writing.
You can get this book at The Book Depository*
You can read more about it on Goodreads
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