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Title:
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Tender is the Night |
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Authors:
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott |
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Genre:
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Fiction |
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Pages:
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326 |
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Year:
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1934 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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Continuing the portrait of society begun in The Great Gatsby. This novel has different characters and can be read separately. It tells of the disillusion that often follows the Bohemian life. US.
Comments from Groups: A mixed reception! Some members failed to finish the book, while others had read it twice. A very good discussion ensued with an 'in depth' analysis of the 20's!! Geraldine 002 We had an excellent discussion with strongly differing views on the book. Lower Hutt 007 Our group found this very wordy and hard-going, and the characters not fleshed-out enough - but most were glad to have read it. A sad book to read, for the life it depicted. It made for an interesting discussion on mental problems generally though. Upper Hutt 002 There was an animated discussion about this book although not all read it thoroughly! Most found the characters a bit 'precious', but our American member pointed out the book's clever historical portrait of a small class of idle rich Americans who existed in the twenties. New Plymouth 001 Long, and at times, a tedious read. The long introduction was best avoided. We found the lifestyle of the more affluent socialites to be very selfish and shallow.The book followed part of the author's own life with the mental health issues and alcohol problems featured. Auckland 116
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Categories:
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Fiction, Classic, Social commentary/perspectives, USA, Blind Low Vision library |
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