- Paperback: 285 pages
- Publisher: Prentice Hall & IBD; annotated edition edition (27 July 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0684843781
- ISBN-13: 978-0684843780
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 12.2 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,172,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"...[a] fine critical edition...The scholarly apparatus is accessible and exhaustive...This edition will prove quite useful to both advanced scholars and undergraduates. A valuable addition to Fitzgerald scholarship and a desirable acquisition for all academic libraries." Choice
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"...[a] fine critical edition....The scholarly apparatus is accessible and exhaustive....This edition will prove quite useful to both advanced scholars and undergraduates. A valuable addition to Fitzgerald scholarship and a desirable acquisition for all academic libraries." Choice
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Reading some of these reviews has proven to be depressing - in the sense that everyone is focusing on the youthful 'flaws' of this novel. Perhaps it is not comparable in brilliance to Gatsby - but kids-Fitzgerald was a rarest of species-he was a literary genius and Gatsby was his masterpiece! 'This Side'...may have been his first attempt out but never the less a marvelous portrait of being young in the 20th Century. It's shameful that people constantly compare this story to Gatsby, his Sistine Chapel of novels. No, this is simply a terrific story - and it truly is. Amory Blaine is an exceedinlgy likeable protagonist(something all the 'young hip'writers of today seem to forget to have), his images are portraits and his prose are just beginning to blossom. Indeed, this a youthfully 'flawed' novel by a young genius - which still equals an excellent work of fiction. - Oh, and if one reads this book and does not like Amory Blaine, that someone either forgot what it was to be young - or simply doesn't want to be reminded. Ciao.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a HS sophomore I read this book for the first time, and I was enthralled with Amory's journey to find himself. The closing lines of the novel remain some of my favorite of anything I've read. Everytime I re-read this book, I am captured by the search for self and prompted to rethink my own self-concepts. Some criticize the book for its unrefined style, but the variance in techniques used is one of my favorite parts of the novel. I love Fitzgerald most for his way with words, and the use of both poetry and script along with prose truly showcase his brilliance. A wonderful read!
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I read this as a young 20 something in the 80's and was captured by it. Quite brilliant whatever others have said. It gives you a sense of 'being', of place, and what it is / was to be young. It centres you and lifts your spirit so much that you feel carried by the character. One to read again and again to lift you. Makes you feel as invincible and unique as Amory himself. Truly wonderful and of course recommended.
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a stepping-stone to "epic grandeur"
To fall in love with Fitzgerald at first sight start with The Great Gatsby; to fall slowly by degrees start with The Beautiful and Damned, then Tender is the Night; and if you've... Read more
Published 1 month ago by LittleMoon
If I needed to define the word "boring", this book would be it
Firstly, let me tell you that I am very much into books. It is very rare for me to dislike a book and not finish reading it. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Pet
A breathless run through adolescence and early manhood
Centered on the successive loves and relationships of Amory Blaine, this book - Like adolescence itself - is charming, exciting, unlikely, sexual, intelligent, disjointed,... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Brownbear101
Fitzgerald's first novel and a very enjoyable start into his literary...
"This Side of Paradise" is Fitzgerald's first novel and is my all time favourite. It tells the story of a young man who has a lot of money, enough charm so as to have confidence in... Read more
Published 4 months ago by steelo
The most boring book I've ever read.
I don't know what everyone sees in this book. I found it very boring and a pain to read, but I didn't quit on it, hoping it would get better. I got nothing out of reading it. Read more
Published on 5 April 1999
endearing
Fitzgerald's early work is gorgeously flawed. No reader will ever forget Amory Blaine. This Side of Paradise is an experimental, naiive, and self-consciously brilliant work, and... Read more
Published on 20 Nov 1998
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