Reviews

Winter Dreams by F. Scott Fitzgerald

graciegrace1178's review against another edition

2.0

Something about this guy’s style just bothers me to no end.

juunaonno's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

orla2310's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

valtr's review against another edition

5.0

A fantastic work, one that shows us a glimpse of the talent realized in "The Great Gatsby." Some of those ideas started here: a melancholy sense of something lost, the brutal reality of life, and a critique of materialist culture that consumes youth and discharges corpses. This work really spoke to me, as it will to anyone who feels or at one time felt ambition, later counted as a casualty of life choices. The anticlimactic finale is excellent, and does not so much condemn the American dream but instead acknowledges those who fail at it. It is an important work to read if you enjoyed "The Great Gatsby."

flowerhatprincess's review against another edition

4.0

Dexter's fate was sealed the moment he laid eyes on Judy.

susuuuu's review against another edition

3.0

"long ago, there was something in me, but now that thing is gone. i cannot cry. i cannot care. that thing will come back no more."

the helpless ecstasy of loosing himself in her charm was a powerful opiate rather than a tonic."

'he loved her, and he would love her until the day he was too old for loving- but he could not have her. so he tasted the deep pain that is reserved for the strong, just as he had tasted for a little while the deep happiness.'

kkoerth613's review against another edition

3.0

I'd like to think that Fitzgerald is trying to make it seem as though Dexter's winter dreams are to fall in love rather than to find wealth.

verose's review against another edition

5.0

"Un anno e mezzo dopo il primo incontro con Judy Jones si fidanzò con un'altra. [...]
Estate, autunno, inverno, primavera, un'altra estate, un altro autunno: ecco quanta vita aveva ceduto alle labbra incorreggibili di Judy Jones."

verity1's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

1.5

snailmailfan's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

4.0