The Lost Decade: Short Stories from Esquire, 1936-1941 by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Lost Decade: Short Stories from Esquire, 1936-1941

F. Scott Fitzgerald

260 pages first pub 1926 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced

Description

During the last six years of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald was an Esquire author. Between 1934 and 1940, Fitzgerald sold some forty-five pieces of writing to the magazine - fiction, nonfiction, and personal essays. This volume of the Cambridge Edi...

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Moods

reflective 81%
emotional 54%
lighthearted 27%
mysterious 27%
sad 27%
challenging 18%
dark 18%
tense 18%
funny 9%
hopeful 9%
inspiring 9%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 33%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | A mix: 37%

Strong character development?

Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25% | N/A: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | No: 37% | N/A: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%

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3.76

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