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A review by brookexwest
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz & Other Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald
2.0
‘Outside it was dark, save for a blurred glow from Sixth Avenue down the street. In that light those two who had been lovers looked for the last time into each other’s tragic faces, realising that between them there was not enough youth and strength to avert their eternal parting.’
I wanted to enjoy this so badly, but I felt that only a few of the stories in this collection really connected with me— those being the titular ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’, ‘The Rich Boy’ and ‘The Lees of Happiness’. Fitzgerald’s prose here is as luxurious yet effortless as always, and it has that true sensory style to it that is so unmistakably and indisputably Fitzgerald. His manipulation of language is quite remarkable. However, I felt disconnected from a lot of these characters and stories, which was a shame considering how much I admire his other works.
I wanted to enjoy this so badly, but I felt that only a few of the stories in this collection really connected with me— those being the titular ‘The Diamond as Big as the Ritz’, ‘The Rich Boy’ and ‘The Lees of Happiness’. Fitzgerald’s prose here is as luxurious yet effortless as always, and it has that true sensory style to it that is so unmistakably and indisputably Fitzgerald. His manipulation of language is quite remarkable. However, I felt disconnected from a lot of these characters and stories, which was a shame considering how much I admire his other works.