This blog should be called the Rare Things Book Club seeing how little we use it. Summer is approaching and I have a suggestion for a book that is a step above chick-lit. It's Fitzgerald's lesser known masterpiece, Tender is the Night. I just finished it actually, but that means I'll be ready to discuss when I return from my own French adventure June 13th.
Now here's why:
1) it takes place on the French Riviera. What says summer more than rich 20-somethings on a beach in the south of France?
2) it eerily forecasts the Fitzgeralds' descent into alcoholism and madness. And still manages not to be extremely depressing.
3) I thought it was better and more complex/rewarding than Great Gatsby.
So how about it?
1 comment:
I'm in!
And I was very excited to see a new post on here. Thanks for the revival, Erin!
Maybe you can take pictures of French beaches and post them on here so we can have a more immersive experience while reading.
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