Good stuff. Tender is the night is extremely densely written, which makes it a heavier reading experience than gatsby, but over the years i find myself thinking about it and referencing it s poetric prose the most.
Fitzgerald was at his best when he was allusive, and some of the language he deployed here surpasses Gatsby. There is a hall of mirrors quality to the story, where Fitzgerald seems to go, and where he actually goes that adds to those layers you describe. Cheers, Jack
It's great to have you back, Jack! This is the only of Fitzgerald's completed novels I have yet to try. I have a differing opinion on The Beautiful and Damned, but maybe a reread is in order...
Thanks, Aaron, I hope you enjoy this one of you open it up. I’m probably in the minority on Fitzgerald, so I’m glad you’re a fan of The Beautiful and the Damned. Cheers, Jack
Great review and assessment of this near masterpiece. Fitzgerald’s awareness of his dissolution was, I think, so much more honest and painful than Hemingway’s. Have you read The Crack Up?
I’ve read one of the essays in The Crack-Up in another anthology but have never read the complete set. Fitzgerald seemed more capable of facing how far he had fallen than Hemingway was, but both have such a sense of themselves as personages that it can be hard to see through all of the smears they rub onto the mirror.
Glad you're back. I hope the full bookshelves behind you means your home renovation is complete. This summer, I'm moving into a new house and somewhat dreading moving all my books. Anyhow, thanks as always for your thoughtful video. I've only read Great Gatsby, but I have a Viking Portable Fitzgerald, so I'll need to give that a look soon.
I sympathize with that dread. The boxing is weirdly more enjoyable than the unboxing at times. Wow, you have a Viking Portable Fitzgerald, that is a rare one! Thanks for the kind words, David, and good luck with that move. Cheers, Jack
Good stuff. Tender is the night is extremely densely written, which makes it a heavier reading experience than gatsby, but over the years i find myself thinking about it and referencing it s poetric prose the most.
Fitzgerald was at his best when he was allusive, and some of the language he deployed here surpasses Gatsby. There is a hall of mirrors quality to the story, where Fitzgerald seems to go, and where he actually goes that adds to those layers you describe.
Cheers, Jack
It's great to have you back, Jack! This is the only of Fitzgerald's completed novels I have yet to try. I have a differing opinion on The Beautiful and Damned, but maybe a reread is in order...
Thanks, Aaron, I hope you enjoy this one of you open it up. I’m probably in the minority on Fitzgerald, so I’m glad you’re a fan of The Beautiful and the Damned.
Cheers, Jack
Great review and assessment of this near masterpiece. Fitzgerald’s awareness of his dissolution was, I think, so much more honest and painful than Hemingway’s. Have you read The Crack Up?
I’ve read one of the essays in The Crack-Up in another anthology but have never read the complete set. Fitzgerald seemed more capable of facing how far he had fallen than Hemingway was, but both have such a sense of themselves as personages that it can be hard to see through all of the smears they rub onto the mirror.
Just listened to the history of literature pod on this book…guess I have to pickup F Scott again. Thanks!
The Mike Palindrome episodes are the best, even if my taste wildly veers from his. I hope you enjoy this one.
Cheers, Jack
@@ramblingraconteur1616 Yes! I generally filter to find the Palindrome episodes :)
Glad you're back. I hope the full bookshelves behind you means your home renovation is complete. This summer, I'm moving into a new house and somewhat dreading moving all my books. Anyhow, thanks as always for your thoughtful video. I've only read Great Gatsby, but I have a Viking Portable Fitzgerald, so I'll need to give that a look soon.
I sympathize with that dread. The boxing is weirdly more enjoyable than the unboxing at times.
Wow, you have a Viking Portable Fitzgerald, that is a rare one!
Thanks for the kind words, David, and good luck with that move.
Cheers, Jack