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I'd Die for You and Other Lost Stories
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
-- 4.5 stars --
An insightful glimpse into a storied life. To people Fitzgerald is either a playboy or a hero. There's never been a fair opinion, but this book depicts him as a flawed person capable of gifted writing. The stories that stand out are: "The I.O.U.," "What to Do About It," "I'd Die for You" and "The Pearl and the Fur."
"The I.O.U." had a plot twist that is one of Fitzgerald's best. It plays with the reader's mind, inviting them to question what is real and what isn't. However, although it plays with confusion it was never enough to deter me from the story.
"Travel Together" is the original jewel heist story. Here Fitzgerald writes with admirable empathy and there's never really a villain. The text is filled with imperfect characters, like Fitzgerald himself, who want their own justice to be fulfilled. I wish this story was more well-known. It's worth reading the book for this one story.
"I'd Die for You" has a rare character for Fitzgerald - a well written woman. Atlanta is confident, beautiful and sentimental without meaning to be. She has all the qualities of Daisy from "The Great Gatsby" but with more promise. The theme of suicide is correctly depicted as a complex issue.
"The Pearl and the Fur" is the most youthful and innocent story. For anyone who loves New York and knows it intimately, this is a must read. The streets come alive in Fitzgerald's writing and I could smell the interior of the dirty taxi cab.
An insightful glimpse into a storied life. To people Fitzgerald is either a playboy or a hero. There's never been a fair opinion, but this book depicts him as a flawed person capable of gifted writing. The stories that stand out are: "The I.O.U.," "What to Do About It," "I'd Die for You" and "The Pearl and the Fur."
"The I.O.U." had a plot twist that is one of Fitzgerald's best. It plays with the reader's mind, inviting them to question what is real and what isn't. However, although it plays with confusion it was never enough to deter me from the story.
"Travel Together" is the original jewel heist story. Here Fitzgerald writes with admirable empathy and there's never really a villain. The text is filled with imperfect characters, like Fitzgerald himself, who want their own justice to be fulfilled. I wish this story was more well-known. It's worth reading the book for this one story.
"I'd Die for You" has a rare character for Fitzgerald - a well written woman. Atlanta is confident, beautiful and sentimental without meaning to be. She has all the qualities of Daisy from "The Great Gatsby" but with more promise. The theme of suicide is correctly depicted as a complex issue.
"The Pearl and the Fur" is the most youthful and innocent story. For anyone who loves New York and knows it intimately, this is a must read. The streets come alive in Fitzgerald's writing and I could smell the interior of the dirty taxi cab.