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Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald - Community Reviews back

by Therese Anne Fowler
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The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 12 years ago
This is Zelda Lite. I think this novel will be absolute perfection for readers who just want a quick romp through the years of Zelda's life that are most relevant to her role as the wife of a famous and very troubled writer. There's almost nothing in the book about her life before she met Scott, and...
An Excellent Library
An Excellent Library rated it 12 years ago
A novel chronicling the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fiery, passionate wife, Zelda, as she searches for identity and struggles with the highs and lows of her marriage and life.I wish I could tell everyone who thinks we’re ruined, who thinks Scott’s beyond washed-up and I’m about as sharp these days...
Reading the Bricks
Reading the Bricks rated it 12 years ago
One star is my DNF rating. I made it halfway through this and decided to give up; it didn't grab me the way I was hoping it would. Zelda seemed flat and pettish and as if things just... happened to her and she went along with it. I was hoping for more of a Dazzling Historical Figure with Moments of ...
Thewanderingjew
Thewanderingjew rated it 12 years ago
There are some books that you love, that you do not want to end, that you savor slowly, that become good friends on your nightstand. This is one of those. I don’t know if I would have wanted Zelda for a real friend, but she had an infectious zest for life, and on the pages of this novel, she became ...
Book Brats
Book Brats rated it 12 years ago
I made the mistake of waiting more than a month (almost two… okay, almost three since I somehow forgot I started this review and waited several weeks to finish it) to finally collect my thoughts written on scraps of paper on Z: A NOVEL OF ZELDA FITZGERALD to finally write a review of this fascinatin...
Books are Food for the Soul
Books are Food for the Soul rated it 56 years ago
Like [b:The Paris Wife|8683812|The Paris Wife|Paula McLain|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320545874s/8683812.jpg|13556031], this is a factually based, fictionalized version of the life of a famous figure, in this case Zelda Fitzgerald. Written in the first person, the book follows Zelda from her mee...
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