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The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

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  • Author：F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Summary

Their eyes 'met and tangled。 For an instant they made love as no one ever dares to do after。 Their glance was slower than an embrace， more urgent than a call'。 A novel of the glittering decadence of Hollywood in its heyday， this was Fitzgerald's last work and he died without completing it。
The novel's tragic tycoon hero is Stahr。 Caught in the crossfire of his own effortless cynicism and his silent， secret vulnerability， Stahr inhabits a world dominated by business， alcohol and promiscuity。 If there is a moral or social necessity to film-making in this West Coast never-never land， Stahr does not always believe in it。 If there is love he does not always see it。 The sharpness of Fitzgerald's prose， the steely simplicity of his style， give a cutting edge to this study of Hollywood in the thirties， from which Fitzgerald draws a painfully bitter-sweet love affair and bids his own poignant farewell to the Great American Dream。

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DJ Satoda ，

As advertised， reads like a Fitzgerald work-in-progress。 Pretty flat affect， to be expected since he wasn’t given the time to properly manifest of his vision。 If anything， made me better appreciate how much of Fitzgerald’s genius is in his execution。

Anthony Angotti ，

Although it was never formally ending I very much enjoyed it's conclusion。 Quick read and worth reading。 Although it was never formally ending I very much enjoyed it's conclusion。 Quick read and worth reading。 。。。more

tortoise dreams ，

The unfinished novel written by an older， wiser， less hopeful （if possible） Fitzgerald。 He'd grown since Tender is the Night （1934）。 The narrator is a young woman， the main character is Jewish， the subject is Hollywood。 This isn't your mom's Fitzgerald。 Ultimately， I found it unsatisfying despite classic， golden age moments of writing。 A variation on Gatsby， his greatest critical success， I can see it might've turned out brilliantly。 Or not。 I can't really rate it on what's not there。 There seem The unfinished novel written by an older， wiser， less hopeful （if possible） Fitzgerald。 He'd grown since Tender is the Night （1934）。 The narrator is a young woman， the main character is Jewish， the subject is Hollywood。 This isn't your mom's Fitzgerald。 Ultimately， I found it unsatisfying despite classic， golden age moments of writing。 A variation on Gatsby， his greatest critical success， I can see it might've turned out brilliantly。 Or not。 I can't really rate it on what's not there。 There seemed to be several significant obstacles to completion。 The mixed narration seemed awkward， the commie subplot was distracting， character motivations were confusing。 But who knows， maybe he could've made it all work。 Though I wonder if， even without his early death， he would ever have completed it。 An eternal work in progress or an unfinished masterpiece。 Only for Fitzgerald completists， of whom there must be many。 。。。more

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Julia ，

Well， he never finished it and wanted to make some changes。。。so for a first draft pretty amazing

Yulia Lutskaya ，

We sat in the old commissary at and he said， “Scottie， supposing there’s got to be a road through a mountain — a railroad， and two or three surveyors and people come to you and you believe some of them and some of them you don’t believe， but all in all， there seem to be half a dozen possible roads through those mountains， each one of which， so far as you can determine， is as good as the other。 Now suppose you happen to be the top man， there’s a point where you don’t exercise the faculty of judgm We sat in the old commissary at and he said， “Scottie， supposing there’s got to be a road through a mountain — a railroad， and two or three surveyors and people come to you and you believe some of them and some of them you don’t believe， but all in all， there seem to be half a dozen possible roads through those mountains， each one of which， so far as you can determine， is as good as the other。 Now suppose you happen to be the top man， there’s a point where you don’t exercise the faculty of judgment in the ordinary way， but simply the faculty of arbitrary decision。 You say， ‘Well， I think we will put the road there，’ and you trace it with your finger and you know in your secret heart， and no one else knows， that you have no reason for putting the road there rather than in several other different courses， but you’re the only person that knows that you don’t know why you’re doing it and you’ve got to stick to that and you’ve got to pretend that you know and that you did it for specific reasons， even though you’re utterly assailed by doubts at times as to the wisdom of your decision， because all these other possible decisions keep echoing in your ear。 But when you’re planning a new enterprise on a grand scale， the people under you mustn’t ever know or guess that you’re in any doubt， because they’ve all got to have something to look up to and they mustn’t ever dream that you’re in doubt about any decision。 Those things keep occurring。” At that point， some other people came into the commissary and sat down， and the first thing I knew there was a group of four and the intimacy of the conversation was broken， but I was very much impressed by the shrewdness of what he said — something more than shrewdness— by the largeness of what he thought and how he reached it at the age of twenty-six， which he was then。 。。。more

Maya Mudambi ，

If you’re remotely interested in the craft of writing， this is worth reading just for Fitzgerald’s notes， outlines， and character sketches that are included at the end of this。 （The oft-quoted “there are no second acts in American lives” is a stray observation found in his notes for this book。） They give the reader a peek inside the mind of true artist， and show you “how the sausage gets made” with regards to structuring a novel and establishing characters。 It’s very sad that this was never fini If you’re remotely interested in the craft of writing， this is worth reading just for Fitzgerald’s notes， outlines， and character sketches that are included at the end of this。 （The oft-quoted “there are no second acts in American lives” is a stray observation found in his notes for this book。） They give the reader a peek inside the mind of true artist， and show you “how the sausage gets made” with regards to structuring a novel and establishing characters。 It’s very sad that this was never finished。 I was totally engrossed with the story whole way through。 This makes me want to re read Gatsby- I think I was too young and annoyed at being assigned it for English class to fully appreciate it。 。。。more

Fliss ，

Here is my journey of ratings for this book:At first it was a 5/5 because I love it when I am thrown as a reader in medias res （in the middle of the action）。 Then I realised this was an incomplete book， halfwritten before Fitzgerald's death。 Then it went down and stayed at 3/5 because the middle was longwinded and boring。 Because this was an incomplete book， it has an estimated synopsis for the rest of the book。 This points out that at the end Cecilia the main narrator was writing an account whi Here is my journey of ratings for this book:At first it was a 5/5 because I love it when I am thrown as a reader in medias res （in the middle of the action）。 Then I realised this was an incomplete book， halfwritten before Fitzgerald's death。 Then it went down and stayed at 3/5 because the middle was longwinded and boring。 Because this was an incomplete book， it has an estimated synopsis for the rest of the book。 This points out that at the end Cecilia the main narrator was writing an account while she was dying of TB。 I have mixed feelings with unreliable narrators because it forces me to go back and rethink about the whole story， which I don't want to do due to the long-winded middle。 I also disagree on nearly everyone getting a bad ending through dying or losing their whole character development arc。 This is not 1/2 out of 5 because:1） I felt intelligent when I recognised the Gertrude Stein reference at the end2） Cecilia is an amazing feminist figure （apart from when she relies on her father/Stahr/other men too much）3） Due to my studying of The Grapes of Wrath， I could recognise this was set in the 1930s especially when they were talking about paycuts。 This means it was placed in the context of its setting well。 Overall a 3/5 due to it being recognisably set in the 1930s but the character arcs and unreliable narrators bring it down 。。。more

Anthony Salazar ，

It doesn't feel right to rate an unfinished novel， nor does it feel right to comment on some of the issues I have with the first 50ish pages。 I'm glad I read Fitzgerald's last work in progress though。 It doesn't feel right to rate an unfinished novel， nor does it feel right to comment on some of the issues I have with the first 50ish pages。 I'm glad I read Fitzgerald's last work in progress though。 。。。more

tancheska ，

An immaculate portrayal of the Hollywood studio system。

Dana ，

Impossible for me to rate this unfinished novel。 I liked the young woman narrator and her clear-eyed， behind the scenes look at a day in the life of a high powered Hollywood producer。 I disliked the love story （creepy！） so much that I can’t imagine I’d care how it ended。

Roxana ，

My dearest Fitzgerald。Wish you could finish your book and create another masterpiece。

Lady Nerd ，

It is strange， perhaps even morbid， to read the very last words of a favorite author on the very last page of his unfinished novel。 The words wouldn’t mean as much had they been in the middle of one of the chapters， as he had originally intended them to be。 But now， I feel as if this unfinished book would’ve been so much greater than his other ones， and that realization makes me so sad。 You just had to go and die， Francis， didn’t ya？So I read the outline he had in mind and where he wanted to go It is strange， perhaps even morbid， to read the very last words of a favorite author on the very last page of his unfinished novel。 The words wouldn’t mean as much had they been in the middle of one of the chapters， as he had originally intended them to be。 But now， I feel as if this unfinished book would’ve been so much greater than his other ones， and that realization makes me so sad。 You just had to go and die， Francis， didn’t ya？So I read the outline he had in mind and where he wanted to go with the story after the sections we ended up with。 There’s so much in his notes that didn’t make it to his unfinished book， and reading them was interesting， to say the least。 It just pains me to see how everything ended。 But from what I can see and piece together， I can say it would’ve been one of his best works。 The characters feel real - at least the main three do- with nuances that make them interesting people。 The writing is subtle yet gorgeous， and the scenery and atmosphere breathtaking。 I shall stop this review right here and go read another book of his to make myself feel better。 。。。more

Dori ，

In the intro Edmund Wilson calls Stahr Fitzgerald’s most human protagonist， his most real。 I agree！ And I wish it were finished！

Ema ，

ani nenadchlo ani neurazilokniha měla v sobě hodně krásných vět a citátů， ale jako taková mě moc nenadchla。 Nejspíš to je i tím， že není dokončená， kdyby byla， myslím， že bych ji hodnotila líp。

Abby Close ，

It is necessary that Fitzgerald’s notes at the end are read through。 In the original manuscript， one can catch glimpses of what he intended this story to be， and his prose is as profound as ever。 But the notes give meaning to what he has written and attest to Fitzgerald’s genius。 For fans of The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald said that if any of his works are similar to Gatsby， it’s this one。 Even if it had been finished， however， I don’t believe it ever could’ve been more popular than Gatsby; not for It is necessary that Fitzgerald’s notes at the end are read through。 In the original manuscript， one can catch glimpses of what he intended this story to be， and his prose is as profound as ever。 But the notes give meaning to what he has written and attest to Fitzgerald’s genius。 For fans of The Great Gatsby: Fitzgerald said that if any of his works are similar to Gatsby， it’s this one。 Even if it had been finished， however， I don’t believe it ever could’ve been more popular than Gatsby; not for lack of depth， but just because The Last Tycoon is much more nuanced。 Fitzgerald made note multiple times to be “careful” of not making it resemble a “moral tale，” whereas The Great Gatsby is teeming with symbolism。 For the analyst reader， however， The Last Tycoon is definitely worth the read。 。。。more

Pat ，

This was Scottie's last novel and is unfinished。 It reads well until the last chapter or two where it seems less focused and any semblance of a plot falls away。 FSF's chapter by chapter notes were included in this version， so it was possible to see where he was going with the unfinished story， but even that was disjointed and seemed like the opposite of what he had already written。The characters were likable and engaging， so。。。 worth the read。 This was Scottie's last novel and is unfinished。 It reads well until the last chapter or two where it seems less focused and any semblance of a plot falls away。 FSF's chapter by chapter notes were included in this version， so it was possible to see where he was going with the unfinished story， but even that was disjointed and seemed like the opposite of what he had already written。The characters were likable and engaging， so。。。 worth the read。 。。。more

Mauricio Salamanca ，

Empecé a leer esta historia sin saber que había sido la última novela escrita por Fitzgerald， desgraciadamente una obra incompleta， murió antes de desarrollarla como deseaba。 Sin embargo， fue publicada después gracias a las notas que dejó y algunas cartas a su editor。 La historia nos muestra a Monroe Stahr， un productor de Hollywood joven y exitoso。 Viudo， muy trabajador y bastante melancólico debido a la muerte de su esposa。 Intenta mantener un equilibrio entre su posición de magnate y al mismo Empecé a leer esta historia sin saber que había sido la última novela escrita por Fitzgerald， desgraciadamente una obra incompleta， murió antes de desarrollarla como deseaba。 Sin embargo， fue publicada después gracias a las notas que dejó y algunas cartas a su editor。 La historia nos muestra a Monroe Stahr， un productor de Hollywood joven y exitoso。 Viudo， muy trabajador y bastante melancólico debido a la muerte de su esposa。 Intenta mantener un equilibrio entre su posición de magnate y al mismo tiempo de artista， sin importar que su entorno no lo considere así debido a que es productor。 La novela intenta mostrar el mundo problemático de Hollywood， sus lujos， sus inconvenientes con los escritores， atrapados en una época donde tienen que "prostituirse" al cine para poder sobrevivir。 Monroe Stahr es mostrado en medio de un casi-triangulo amoroso， con Kathleen， una inglesa recién llegada a USA， y Cecilia， una joven estudiante de menos de 25 años， hija de otro magnate del cine。 La historia muestra también cierta originalidad al ser narrada con un autor en primera persona que es Cecilia， y un autor omnisciente que muestra los pensamientos de Stahr y su relación con el resto de personajes。 Aunque gracias a las notas y cartas al editor podemos saber el final de la historia， se siente un gran sin sabor no conocerlo a través de la narración de Fitzgerald， tal vez no llevaba ni el 30% de su historia。 Finalmente recomiendo este libro a escritores jóvenes， principiantes， y todos los curiosos que deseen saber cómo escribía Fitzgerald y cómo funciona la mente de un escritor。 Es maravilloso ver las notas de sus personajes， sus deseos para el final， el desarrollo， su comunicación con su editor， la solicitud de adelantos de dinero。 La manera cómo cambia escenarios y deja constancia de lo que NO quiere， su preocupación por la opinión de sus lectores y el esfuerzos para imprimir realmente lo que quería decir。 En resumen， es una historia inconclusa pero nos permite ver cómo trabajaba un genio como fue Fitzgerald， y su profesionalismo。 。。。more

Evie Albert ，

Wow！ This is my first Fitzgerald book and I am definitely going to go read a bunch more now。 I wish this book would have been finished， obviously， but the outline was thorough enough to satisfy me。

Dustin Lovell ，

Scott Fitzgerald's last and unfinished work， The Last Tycoon begins the story of movie producer Monroe Stahr trying to maintain his integrity in an industry that has passed its peak and is tending towards decadence。 Told from the perspective of his business partner/rival's daughter， Cecilia Brady， who is in love with the producer， Stahr must apply his expertise and standards to the works that come out of his company in spite of pressures from unions， writers， and his own business partner， all wh Scott Fitzgerald's last and unfinished work， The Last Tycoon begins the story of movie producer Monroe Stahr trying to maintain his integrity in an industry that has passed its peak and is tending towards decadence。 Told from the perspective of his business partner/rival's daughter， Cecilia Brady， who is in love with the producer， Stahr must apply his expertise and standards to the works that come out of his company in spite of pressures from unions， writers， and his own business partner， all while dealing with an increasingly dangerous heart condition。 Meanwhile， in a flood caused by an earthquake， Stahr meets a woman who bears a striking resemblance to his late wife， actress Minna Davis， and his Spartan lifestyle is threatened。Unfortunately left unfinished， The Last Tycoon shows Fitzgerald's writing process at its most mature。 Though many ideas and plot points are left unfinished and unvarnished， it has many of the themes and motifs present in Fitzgerald's other works—the 20th century and its continuity/contrast with the 19th century American ideals （hence the title）， a lone character surrounded by those who， despite their higher status， are his inferiors in ability， an admiring narrator reflecting on the romantic hero， and unrequited love in every direction。 However， there are also elements lacking in Fitzgerald's early works。 Stahr is not an upper class debutante， but a dynamo who knows his craft （he reminded me many times， in character dynamic and situation， of Howard Roark from The Fountainhead， though Fitzgerald's）。 The plot shows meticulous research on Fitzgerald's part， and he presents and utilizes the Hollywood industry for excellent characterization and dramatic potential。 The edition I read had a synopsis after the manuscript cutoff of what Fitzgerald intended for the end， as well as copies of his notes and outline。 My wife and I （we read it together） had already watched the miniseries starring Kelsey Grammer and Matt Bomer， and the two ended very differently （though the shows， itself， was unfinished， its second season being canceled due to production costs， so that's debatable）。 Nonetheless， there were interesting differences between the two， and it was great to read and watch them for comparison。 More importantly， there were many moments， phrases， and insights in the draft that showed Fitzgerald's excellence as a writer。 It was an excellent read， unfinished draft though it is。 。。。more

Sara ，

It’s hard to talk about a book when it enchanted and amazed you; you aren’t just talking about a few well written pages your eyes have run through， you’re talking about something bigger that you feel like you’ve actually joined， as if it really happened。Well， it really happened that， while reading “The Love of the Last Tycoon” by Francis Scott Fitzgerald， I followed Monroe Stahr first at the Hollywood film studios， and then up and down through the winding streets where a pleasant breeze always b It’s hard to talk about a book when it enchanted and amazed you; you aren’t just talking about a few well written pages your eyes have run through， you’re talking about something bigger that you feel like you’ve actually joined， as if it really happened。Well， it really happened that， while reading “The Love of the Last Tycoon” by Francis Scott Fitzgerald， I followed Monroe Stahr first at the Hollywood film studios， and then up and down through the winding streets where a pleasant breeze always blows， and where the bungalows of the stars rise along and are lighted by the blazing night， or in his car on our way to Santa Monica and Malibu， where a yellow strand twists irregularly along the cliffs of Southern California recognizable by their shades of color making you think of life that is born again。 I saw Monroe Stahr pining away for love， his heart cringing at the sight of so much beauty， the beauty of Kathleen Moore with her soft skin， clear face， much more fair than all the Hollywood stars made out of powder， golden dust in the wind， while Kathleen is a sort of enduring beauty that stands up against the sky and lasts while the ticking time passes over Monroe’s heart and stains his face with tears as blue as the Pacific。 I felt all the pain of a man crushed by an impossible love and if that anguish and emotional harm could have made noise， it would have been the roar of the ocean from below coming to the shore as a fleet of white fists， which die on the foreshore in the silent memory of those who make peace with their past。 But Monroe doesn’t want to。 He is a romantic， a nostalgic， a lover of the beauty that hides beyond the set， the stage。 Monroe， Monroe… I can still see him as he grasps the nickel and leaves it on the desk， and once he turns to me I finally know that I am the person in the room watching every move he makes， like the the public at the movies， and a reader in a book。 。。。more

Gabriela ，

How wildly tragic that this book remains unfinished！ There is so much beauty， wonder and heartbreak in the chapters Fitzgerald gives us of The Last Tycoon。 The notes are fascinating to read; I feel closer to one of my favourite authors after having read through the inner-workings of his mind。 Truly， there is magic in this story of Hollywood in the 1930s。

Guillermo ，

Me parece que divaga un poco sin rumbo intentando mostrar el mundo del cine， pero sin un argumento real。 Es cierto que está inacabado， pero me ha aburrido y no he encontrado nada demasiado interesante。

Erica ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 -introa sparkling， dazzling book that is most like the great gatsby but in it's own wonderful way。 do not be dismayed by the fact that is in an unfinished book， in fact， i would argue that it being unfinished gives you more insight to how f。s。f。 worked during his writing process to finish a novel， with this book being complete with writer's notes and character summaries that make reading this book a much more hands on and in depth experience。 -stahr， is he gatsby？now， to the story itself。 i said -introa sparkling， dazzling book that is most like the great gatsby but in it's own wonderful way。 do not be dismayed by the fact that is in an unfinished book， in fact， i would argue that it being unfinished gives you more insight to how f。s。f。 worked during his writing process to finish a novel， with this book being complete with writer's notes and character summaries that make reading this book a much more hands on and in depth experience。 -stahr， is he gatsby？now， to the story itself。 i said before that it is the most like the great gatsby but it is not an exact copy， for it has the same glamourous characters and vivid cinematic settings that f。s。f。 masterpiece of a novel had， but a more simple， and a less problematic main character， monroe stahr。 now， some would argue that the lack of mystery， the lack of problems would make this character less interesting， a watered down version of mr jay gatsby， but to that i say that this book could not make that farther from the truth。 mr stahr being a less problematic character， and being portrayed as a lighter， kinder gentlemen gives room to the story for both the fantastic writing of f。s。f。 to describe the scenery of the story ever so vividly， and for him to go into more detail about stahr's love interest， a conflicted englishwoman with multiple lovers named kathleen。 - love at first sight？now， what sparked me interesting about kathleen was the fact that mr stahr， unlike jay gatsby， was drawn to the woman only because she looked so much like his wife who died years prior。 it makes me wonder， did stahr even truly love her at first sight， like the writing wants you to believe？ or did kathleen's face look so much like minnas' that it was like his passed away life came back to life？- cecelia and stahr？so i thought that part was interesting。 i think the most underrated part of this novel though， or the part that kind of got skimmed over during the preface of the writer's notes in the beginning of the novel， was the character/narrator of this wonderful story， cecelia。 now， cecelia is head over heels in love with stahr， but that never really got explored in the novel， for her character spent most of the time acttaly describing the relationship between stahr and kathleen。 now thinking about it， i cannot conclude if i wanted the potential romantic relationship between stahr and cecelia to be explored more in the novel （i mean， not that there was anything really going on。 cecelia said multiple times that she was in love with him， heavily hinting at it to stahr， but our kind， polite gentlemen likeness of a main character sort of just played it off with the charm of the sought after man of the 1930s ---flirty， but not meaning much）。 i understand why f。s。f。 did not really go into depth about this potential love affiar though， because then it would conflict cecilia's way of telling the story--- she would probably put her own thoughts and feelings into narrating the adventures of stahr and kathleen throughout the novel， probably not from a place of jealously （thats not really in her character） but from a place of longing， and i admit that would get a bit distracting after a while。 perhaps if this was a longer book or if it tragically didn't come to an end because of f。s。f。's death， our author would have tried to get into that relationship more。 it would be interesting to see how that would have affected the story， this love triangle。 it probably would have affected stahr's character， now that i think about it。 -kathleeni cannot say i truly loved kathleen's character。 i would even go so far as to saying that she was a bit self absorbed ---she knew that stahr's love and affection was a rare thing to come about， so she used the fact that she was receiving it as almost an ego boost to herself， i feel like。 this can be shown when she talks about how stahr has seen so many women through his job in the movies， yet he picks her to love。 i wish that she didn't yank him around as much as she did。 i get that it was done to create the whole plot of the story but after a while， it just got kind of repetitive， especially "I GOT MARRIED" telegram showing that she might have thought of her and stahr adventures as just a quick getaway from the formal American lover she had back in New Mexico （i'm assuming thats where The American is from？ it never really got discussed in the book。） That being said， i really loved how f。s。f described her， as a beautiful woman but also really going into depth about her looks and traits as well。 it made me feel like i really knew her----one of the many magics of f。s。f。 's writing。 -first part of the story vs last partone last note--- in the first 20 pages or so in the story， cecelia talks about the plane ride home from college， back to los angeles。 it was interesting to me how this first episode seemed like a completely different story from what was going on between kathleen and stahr by the end of the book: we get in depth descriptions of wiley white （who honestly， i think is the most underrated and underexplored character of this book--- the exchanges between him and cecelia are quite snarky， smart and hilarious and i would have loved to see more of that） of cecelia's father and a look at life flying transatlantic in the 1930's， which was really fun to read about。 all in all i liked this section of the book， but i wish it had more correlation to the overall plot of the story。 cecelia going on this big adventure back home doesn't really matter if the latter half of the story is about stahr's lover （who is evidently not cecelia） got away from him。 -conclusioni think the reason i enjoyed this book so much because it honestly just facinated me how f。s。f。 wrote this fantastic work of literacy under a deadline， during a weird time in his life， left it unfinished， and yet it ended up being one of the best books i have ever read。 i also want to point out the time and care that all of these writing enthusiasts took to put this book together: the notes， the editing， the preface all really wrap this book up into one masterpiece for people like me to not only understand， but enjoy。 i think there is something really beautifil about the fact that all of these writers， historians and enthusiasts came together to finish f。s。f。 's work， i think he would be most grateful and proud of how it turned out。 。。。more

j。e。rodriguez ，

"His dark eyes took me in， and I wondered what they would look like if he fell in love。" "His dark eyes took me in， and I wondered what they would look like if he fell in love。" 。。。more

Emily Puccini ，

Fascinating to read this unfinished final work from F。 Scott Fitzgerald。 It didn't feel incomplete to me somehow when I got to the end of the existing draft。 It's our loss that he never completed it because I think it could have been another Gatsby。 Fascinating to read this unfinished final work from F。 Scott Fitzgerald。 It didn't feel incomplete to me somehow when I got to the end of the existing draft。 It's our loss that he never completed it because I think it could have been another Gatsby。 。。。more

Timothy ，

when I was a kid the most attractive hardcover on my mom's shelf was a copy of this book and though I had never actually read it I loved the feel of it and the unfinished tragedy of it 。。。 I finally I took it off to college with me - and still never read it 。。。 maybe I just liked the idea of it to much to actually read it 。。。 somewhere along the line it disappeared 。。。 and so now， decades later， I have gotten around to this unfinished business 。。。 I wish I had left F。 Scott's last unfinished as when I was a kid the most attractive hardcover on my mom's shelf was a copy of this book and though I had never actually read it I loved the feel of it and the unfinished tragedy of it 。。。 I finally I took it off to college with me - and still never read it 。。。 maybe I just liked the idea of it to much to actually read it 。。。 somewhere along the line it disappeared 。。。 and so now， decades later， I have gotten around to this unfinished business 。。。 I wish I had left F。 Scott's last unfinished as something just in my imagination because it is just not good 。。。 sure it has some moments， the first chapter is intriguing， the falling in love chapter some beauty 。。。 but otherwise， just not good - the endless day-in-the-life-of-a-hollywood-ceo is cringy 。。。 the whole of this thing is so so not-good it is impossible for me to charitably imagine any potential anything not-bad that could have been 。。。 actually， just reading the plot points that the book was supposed to be headed towards， seems like it was on its way to being even worse 。。。 。。。more

Alexandra Martínez ，

If only Fitzgerald had finished The Last Tycoon。。。

Gabriela Gonçalves ，

Já li dois livros do Fitzgerald （Suave é a Noite e O Grande Gatsby）。 Tenho lembranças muito boas dessas duas leituras e por isso acabei criando muita expectativa com O último Magnata。 A sinopse me interessou bastante e cheguei até a lembrar de Evelyn Hugo。 Só quando comecei a ler a obra foi que descobri que ela não havia sido finalizada， uma pena。 Mesmo assim， achei a leitura muito aquém das outras obras do autor que eu li。 Achei o ritmo arrastado e nenhum personagem me cativou。 Alguns momentos Já li dois livros do Fitzgerald （Suave é a Noite e O Grande Gatsby）。 Tenho lembranças muito boas dessas duas leituras e por isso acabei criando muita expectativa com O último Magnata。 A sinopse me interessou bastante e cheguei até a lembrar de Evelyn Hugo。 Só quando comecei a ler a obra foi que descobri que ela não havia sido finalizada， uma pena。 Mesmo assim， achei a leitura muito aquém das outras obras do autor que eu li。 Achei o ritmo arrastado e nenhum personagem me cativou。 Alguns momentos parece que a história vai fluir （os momentos entre Stahr e Kathleen）， mas no fim não dá em lugar nenhum。 Demorei dias para terminar a leitura porque simplesmente estava achando um saco a história。 Não sei se o fato "obra inacabada" possui muita influência no que eu achei。 Achei bem chato， na verdade。 Não entendia aonde a história queria chegar， algumas partes são bem confusas。 Enfim， fiquei um pouco decepcionada e não aconselho esse livro para quem quer começar a ler Fitzgerald。 Quero reler esse ano O Grande Gatsby para saber se continuo com a mesma opinião。 。。。more

Brendan Walsh ，

Score: 4。2/5This is a difficult book to rate because， while I think what was written was very good， Fitzgerald had the audacity to die before it was finished。 Thankfully this copy includes some notes at the end that give clear hints how he intended to end it， and I think it would have been great。 Monroe Stahr could have been Bob Fosse’s Joe Gideon decades before All That Jazz， literally working himself to death in pursuit of his art。 My best friend Scott， coincidentally named after the author hi Score: 4。2/5This is a difficult book to rate because， while I think what was written was very good， Fitzgerald had the audacity to die before it was finished。 Thankfully this copy includes some notes at the end that give clear hints how he intended to end it， and I think it would have been great。 Monroe Stahr could have been Bob Fosse’s Joe Gideon decades before All That Jazz， literally working himself to death in pursuit of his art。 My best friend Scott， coincidentally named after the author himself， has told me he thinks Fitzgerald only had one story to tell， and just found different ways to tell it。 I disagree。 While he wrote about lots of the same types of people， the stories and the themes evolved。 The Fitzgerald of This Side of Paradise would never had done this one。 I guess now I’ve read all his novels and have to move on to his short stories。 。。。more

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