It could have been better - Rated 
I thought this was better than The Great Gatsby, but I still didn't like it. After reading both of these books I feel that Fitzgerald could have been a great writer, but there is always something missing. With a book of this length one would think that he could have given the characters a little more depth, but just as with Gatsby they seem to be clearly defined but shallow. I feel that I still don't know any of the characters, even though I've spent so much time with them, and I'm certain that this book will be easily forgotten. There are parts of this book that are pretty good, but they don't come until maybe three-fourths of the way through it, and there are so many random, unnecessarily confusing passages both before and after these good parts that the book as a whole was unenjoyable and disappointing. The author seemed to be intelligent, but apart from a few words here and there he didn't seem capable of expressing this intelligence. There are a few places that remind me a bit of Hemingway, but Hemingway is a thousand times better than Fitgerald, in my opinion, and I don't think anyone could convince me otherwise. I wouldn't recommend this to many people, and I certainly don't consider it a classic.
champagne - Rated 
This book sparkles with wit and elegance. The characters are realistic and I cared about them. Didn't want it to end.
DO NOT READ THIS PENGUIN VERSION- unless you want the re-ordered chronological version, not Fitzgerald's 1934 original - Rated 
Penguin make much of the fact that there were seventeen versions of Tender is the Night; this is to justify the fact which they don't tell you- this green-jacketed version is completely different to the 1934 version. That was told in flashbacks; this version was re-ordered chronologically after Fitzgerald's death by friend and critic Malcolm Cowley.
Do not read this if you are looking for the standard edition; this is an obscure, discredited version which was assumed to have been out of print since the 1970s. It is of scholarly value, but is NOT the 'proper' version.
FOR ALL ITS DEPTH, (VERY) SHALLOW - Rated 
Despite the obtuse style and references clumsily slotted in screaming, "look at me," rather than subtly suggesting themselves, the story still tempts you in with the promise of a pleasant read that'll slowly reveal its charms. You persevere - the chunky style's got to be worth it, being bumped and bashed from one point to the next until you make it to Book Two; after all, it's got to be worth it, hasn't it?
More perseverance, this time through Book Two. For all its verbosity, the superficially drawn, unsympathetic characters don't become any more likeable or apparently reflective of any human condition and, yes, that verbose style doesn't get any less irritating. Book Three, however, isn't so big, so I may as well see how it turns out.
And, finally, it's over! Hooray! An author trying too hard and suffocating what little story there is in an attempt to conceal its insignificance.
Beguiling and beautiful - Rated 
As is usual for Fitzgerald - beautifully written but with far 'denser' prose, with a less poetic quality than, say, The Great Gatsby. However, some stunningly beautiful passages will remain with me...evoking an era, a place and a feeling.
The plot rattled along well enough (bit slow in places) but it was the writing which kept me glued. Recommended - but personally I prefer the Great Gatsby.
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