What a wonderful world described by F S Fitzgerald in this pretty dense collection of short stories. Loved it. A great number. 54. It was worthwhile the time I dedicated to it and the efforts to keep myself undistracted. Stories about people with a life very strong in them, fighting for themselves to be happy, although in many cases they end up being and feeling ashamed of themselves and miserable. Stories about people that were financial and professional successes (sadly not for long) for which...

fitzgerald is my favorite short story author of all time. he is one of the few writers (including even the great flannery, herself) that can hold my attention throughout an entire book of short stories. most authors seem to delve into formulaic patterns of how they write stories. fitzgerald stand firm, funny, witty, a little sad round the edges, attempting to keep the sparkle in the eyes, knowing that the lights gone out...

We all know I’m giving this as many stars as I can possibly give, so let’s just go ahead and take care of that right now. A constellation and a galaxy of Gatsby’s silver-peppered stars. Also, in case you’re wondering, “The Ice Palace” and “The Offshore Pirate” are two of my favorite stories of all time.

Been reading this book for like a month and a half but thats why I like short story collections--you can take some time off and not forget everything that has happened.

A collection of 14x of F. Scott Fitzgerald's earliest stories, written between 1909 and 1917. The stories (and my ratings of them) are: The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage” - 5 Stars“Reade, Substitute Right Half” - 3 Stars“A Debt of Honor” - 4 Stars“The Room with the Green Blinds” - 5 Stars“A Luckless Santa Claus” - 5 Stars“Pain and the Scientist” - 5 Stars“The Trail of the Duke” - 4 Stars“Shadow Laurels” - 3 Stars“The Ordeal” - 2 Stars“The Debutante” - 5 Stars“The Spire and the Gargoyle” (aka “...

First of all, I really appreciated Bruccoli's collection. The introduction is personable and informative and the small explanations before each story help to place the writer within his context.Some might say that so many stories might become drab. How much rich whining and "poor in spirit" can one take? I think this is something we take for granted now. Then, before and after the Crash and The Great Depression, when the national identity and arrogance was wrapped up in the frivolity of day-to-d...

The Short Stories of F Scott Fitzgerald.This is a lengthy book. You would be hard pressed to read this collection and not gain some deep insights into what Fitzgerald was going through in his real life. That’s because most of these stories are autobiographical or written with his friends and Zelda in mind. But the excess. Reading this collection makes you want to shout “Just stop the drinking!” Of course Fitzgerald never could stop. And beyond the effects of alcohol that led to his deteriorating...

This book of short stories - novellas really, as each story is an hour or so long - are very much of their time. People don't live like that any more. Its a three and a half star book, the boring stories, Benediction and the Camel's Back getting two stars each and the really good ones, Bernice and Benjamin Button getting four. The Lees of Happiness is right in the middle with three.Bernice Bobs her Hair is a lovely story of how the makeover of an unpopular cousin rebounds on the one generous eno...

Superb ss writing even if the material is so outrageously dated in quips, racial/gender denigrations & "white class privilege" - there's no denying the imaginative and elegant display of life during the twenties in that realm.

I have read this book countless times. If you only ever buy one F. Scott book, buy this one. His development as an author unfolds before your eyes as you read his early stories of ambitious youth and eventually wander into his later tales of reflection on human frailty. From Bernice and her Bob to Emotional Bankruptcy and everything in between, this is a collection of short stories to keep on your bedside table for a lifetime.

Very enjoyable read... Fitzgerald has a way with words that is unlike anyone else I've read. I stand his work up well with Hemingway's, and of course he has his own post-war flavor and a unique gift for phrasing. I definitely want to check into some of his longer works as well. Some of the stories in the later portion of the book deserve a mention, as I've mentioned others along the way...The Swimmers was cool how the swimming actually became the thing that leveraged the rights to the character'...

Highly recommend it to all of you who search for a view of US culture from the inside.

I am biased in that I think Fitzgerald is one of the best stylistic American writers of 20th century. His style is damn beautiful. It shakes my Libra Rising to the core.I went through a severe Fitzgerald phase in 2019 summer and that was perhaps one of the best summers I’ve had as an aesthete/profligate/personage. I still herald “This Side of Paradise” as his standout work and his other collections of short stories (Flappers and Philosophers, Tales of the Jazz Age, Bernice Bobs Her Hair) as quin...

Scott Fitzgerald surely could write short stories, but this collection has too much variation in quality. I was delighted by a poem though (yes, a poem) in the novelle 'May Day 1920', a real gem.

There are times when Fitzgerald can quite literally make me gasp, sigh, laugh, become teary-eyed, or even place a hand over my heart as I am reading; he is just one of those authors with the beautiful ability to transcend the page and put the story's very breath right into me. Then there are times when I just could not care less about yet another flapper girl, emotionally desolate American, broken dream, etc, etc. There are stories in here that are pure beauty, there are those that are mediocre,...

Somewhat uneven, but the good ones are dang good. "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," "The Ice Palace," and "The Swimmers" were my favorites.

So different from Gatsby and This Side of Paradise, but exceedingly clever and often funny. Of course, this is where Fitzgerald made his money, so the stories tend to lean more toward entertainment than does his "serious" work. There's even a film based on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. If kids were forced to read that and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz", perhaps more people would be Fitzgerald fans. Or perhaps not.So as I continue to read, more and...

"Shocking" as it may seem, I had never read even a single line written by F. Scott Fitzgerald till this week and this rather short collection of stories. Never watched any of the big screen adaptations of his novels either, most notably of The Great Gatsby. I had a feeling I'd love him - and in a way I was "reserving" him in my mind as something exceptional for a difficult time - but I had no idea of how much I'd love him! Even though I read these short stories in a very old and stilted Greek tr...

My friend recommended this book, and I really wanted to like it. While Fitzgerald's pedigree cannot be debated, this anthology is a good example of drinking from a fire hose. How many stories of Ivy League socialites or bored Southern heiresses does one need? For me the answer is about 300 pages fewer than the 750 contained in this volume.Skip around and skim - there's plenty to enjoy here, but no need to take in everything. Special mention must be made of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,"

Huzzah! Finally finished this 2 months later! Started reading this around when classes went online and tried to read a story or two a day. I really like Fitzgerald’s style and although a lot of his stories deal with the same sort of commentary, they differed greatly on humor and seriousness. I would recommend his short stories but reading them all at once like this is a big thing to tackle...