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Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

15 reviews

abi_g_mac's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-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

Beautifully written but the characters aren't that engaging and can be a bit insipid. I read this book whilst on holiday in the South of France, I don't think I would have rated it so highly if I hadn't been 'on location'. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Racial slurs

jillaay_h's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Classism

jetski's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

mattiedancer's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

Writing: 4.25⭐️/5 

A well-crafted, well-controlled novel. Fitzgerald is a master of prose when it comes to pairing life’s finest luxuries with those who least deserve it. At many intervals, I thoroughly enjoyed the beauty of the writing. At a few moments, the writing seemed to hold the plot back a bit, adding little to the story or character, and seemed to exist to be beautiful without substance. Overall, a fine read.

Characters: 4.25⭐️/5

The characters in this novel are not all (or always) good or moral people. But they are fascinating. I thought Dick Diver was missing a little something – substance, motive, characterization – and yet he was still interesting to read. Nicole Diver was a fascinating creature, as was Rosemary. Both women were deeply described and written with good depth. I think I also would have loved a bit extra from Nicole’s family, to fully understand both Nicole and Dick’s turmoil and relationship. 

Plot: 4⭐️/5 

The plot is really there to support the characters, and yet I still wish a little more occurred throughout the novel. Don’t get me wrong, the writing and characters made up for the lack of plot, but I would’ve loved the drama that followed Rosemary at the beginning to weave thoroughly throughout the novel. Instead, it disappeared, and the characters took the main stage.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Fans of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Content Warnings? 

• Mental illness, murder, incest, gun violence, alcoholism, child abuse, racism, racial slurs, adult/minor relationship, psychosis, ableism, death of parent, sexual assault, homophobia, sexism, misogyny, police brutality, toxic relationship, toxic friendship, infidelity

Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5

Fascinating.

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

janwe's review

challenging emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

marensorber's review against another edition

medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

bookish_5280's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

This book started off incredibly. I love the first 100-150 pages or so. And then, a whole bunch of problematic elements appear (

pedophilia, incest, etc) as well as blatant racism. I can appreciate the role of some of these elements in other books (not racism, to be clear), such as pedophilia or incest,  and they appear as main themes in books that I love. But my problem with this book, in contrast to ones like Lolita or The Color Purple, is that there is not enough focus on the childhood trauma (I think there is one main chapter that discusses it).

I just thought that it could have been much more emotionally affecting and beautiful on a deeper level. I see the potential appeal, but even with the ending (which I did like), it is still not going to go on my favorites list. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcohol

Minor: Domestic abuse

sophiemgprice's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

Really interesting complex characters
Very lonely book, v cold
Interesting different power dynamics playing out
Not sure it is all that feminist, just shows both sexes to be equally flawed and caged in societal expectation
The first half was painfully slow

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs

oliveslittlelibrary_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gun violence and Racial slurs

thesupermassive'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Infidelity, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism