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This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald

This Side of Paradise

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Start Publishing LLC · Hardcover · December 12, 2012

Coming of AgeThe ClassicsWorld War I Historical Fictionromance
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Who it’s for
A youthful, literary classic where love and status complicate the search for moral footing.
Genres
The Classics, Coming-of-Age, World War I Historical Fiction
Published
Start Publishing LLC, December 12, 2012

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About this book

This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book's critical success was driven in part by the enthusiasm of reviewers. For example, H. L. Mencken wrote that This Side of Paradise was the "best American novel that I have seen of late." The book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth.

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Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.

Youth and Ambition

A youthful, literary classic where love and status complicate the search for moral footing.

Come here for

  • A portrait of postwar youth and its shifting moral codes
  • Love tangled with ambition and status

Expect

  • A sustained look at postwar youth
  • Literary interests alongside questions of morality

Where it sits

Coming-of-Age62%
The Classics52%
World War I Historical Fiction35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical Fiction
  • 20th-Century Historical Romance
Authors
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
December 12, 2012
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Historical Fiction