Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Richard Godden, Arnold Goldman

Tender is the Night

F. Scott Fitzgerald, Richard Godden, Arnold Goldman

400 pages • first pub 1934 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced

Description

F. Scott Fitzgerald's last completed novel, Tender is the Night is edited by Arnold Goldman with an introduction and notes by Richard Godden in Penguin Modern Classics. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash the French Riviera was t...

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Moods

reflective 75%
emotional 45%
sad 43%
dark 30%
challenging 23%
tense 18%
mysterious 11%
relaxing 8%
adventurous 6%
funny 4%
hopeful 3%
lighthearted 3%
inspiring 1%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 32%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 19%

Loveable characters?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | Yes: 8% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.54

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