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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald by Therese Anne Fowler

13 reviews

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

4.0

Enjoyable read! I liked the overall writing. I loved the young Zelda and her carefree lifestyle.  By the end of the book I didn't like the way Scott treated Zelda.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

lauramcc7's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, War, Classism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Pregnancy

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

This was really fun! Of course it’s historical fiction and we will never really know what exactly Zelda experienced, but I love her. I identify closely with her struggles and loved walking through her whole life with her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Sexism, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

ric_3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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

3.75

It was a very interesting read considering the fact that it's fiction. I enjoy that the author took it upon themselves to research as much as they could on the Fitzgerlads, and who they associated themselves with, and made their own story out of it. Like a detective would, only this story has no way of being proven right or wrong. Very well written!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

chasingpages1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Death, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: War, Abandonment, Blood, Excrement, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Infertility, Cancer, Dysphoria, and Racism

hayley_mariep's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Misogyny, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Violence, War, Abortion, Chronic illness, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

hunkydory's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Death, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Suicide

woolgatherer's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

2.5

The Fitzgeralds were messy people, and Fowler definitely captured some of that in her novel. I was expecting Fowler to take creative liberties with Zelda Fitzgerald’s life, especially since this isn’t an actual biography. There were so many opportunities to get imaginative, so I was surprised that she ended up taking a more conservative storytelling approach that really made this novel fall flat.

I was also surprised and disappointed that Fowler rushed through a critical period of Zelda Fitzgerald’s life, which was when she was admitted into a sanatorium. This was also the period when she wrote and published Save Me by the Waltz, which would have been interesting to explore.

This was a mediocre and somewhat forgettable book. I’m rather disappointed that it was nowhere near as complex and colorful as Zelda Fitzgerald’s life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Homophobia and Infidelity

Minor: Abortion, Death, and Domestic abuse

brittneyw9's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Abortion, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

ash0831's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-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: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, and Alcoholism