Reviews

All the Sad Young Men by F. Scott Fitzgerald

batbones's review

4.0

Sparkling short stories, brilliantly furnished, with subtle undertones of despair and boredom just lurking behind the splendid wallpaper. A few border more dangerously upon the melodramatic ("Gretchen's Forty Winks" and "Rags Martin-Jones"), but vague melodrama being Fitzgerald's flavour of work, this is forgiven. My favourites were "The Rich Boy" and "Absolution", and "The Adjuster", which is the most heartening and optimistic story of the entire collection.

stoola_pz's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

f.scott fitzgerald's books make me feel like i'm a rich white man living in the upper east side that has everything in the world except for the woman that he loves so even if he has all the riches in the world he cant fill that empty void in his life because it can only be filled by the singular thing that he cant obtain
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ishpreet404's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

sophiaxlm's review against another edition

4.0

以年轻男女为主角的精彩单元剧。一半的故事有《了不起的盖茨比》的影子：小男孩被高枝上的漂亮小鸟吸引，顶着浪潮拼命划桨；衣着光鲜的年轻女郎明眸顾盼，束发带和尖头高跟鞋都金灿灿的晃眼睛——爱情在他们之间推来搡去，轻率得目不暇给。另一半里的年轻人要柴米油盐得多：妻子埋怨没原则的丈夫借钱给从不还钱的朋友，为妻子跟友人大打出手的丈夫，又打发妻子出门道歉。这些故事发生在乡下教堂里、游轮甲板上、舞池里，一张张面孔走马灯似的，鲜活得有种熟悉感。

theyalife's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

vaishnavikale's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

hpuphd's review against another edition

4.0

A book of short stories. I wanted to read "The Sensible Thing" to work through the so-called Gatsby Cluster of stories, but almost all the stories are very good.

itsdanixx's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this. He got a little experimental here as a couple had pretty strange endings. The 9 stories are as follows:

The Rich Boy - 4 Stars
Winter Dreams - 3 Stars
The Baby Party - 5 Stars
Absolution - 4 Stars
Rags Martin-Jones and the Prince of Wales - 4 Stars
The Adjuster - 5 Stars
Hot and Cold Blood - 4 Stars
The Sensible Thing - 5 Stars
Gretchen’s Forty Winks - 5 Stars

alireuter's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.25

rory_john14's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.5