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Mentioned in 6 episodes
This Side of Paradise
Book • 1920
This Side of Paradise chronicles the life of Amory Blaine from his childhood through his early twenties.
The novel is divided into three sections: 'Book One: The Romantic Egotist,' 'Interlude,' and 'Book Two: The Education of a Personage.
' It follows Amory's experiences at Princeton University, his service in World War I, and his subsequent struggles with love, identity, and social class.
The book is known for its experimental narrative structure, which includes poetry, letters, and stream-of-consciousness sections.
It reflects the themes of the 'Lost Generation,' exploring the disillusionment and moral ambiguity of the post-war era.
The novel is divided into three sections: 'Book One: The Romantic Egotist,' 'Interlude,' and 'Book Two: The Education of a Personage.
' It follows Amory's experiences at Princeton University, his service in World War I, and his subsequent struggles with love, identity, and social class.
The book is known for its experimental narrative structure, which includes poetry, letters, and stream-of-consciousness sections.
It reflects the themes of the 'Lost Generation,' exploring the disillusionment and moral ambiguity of the post-war era.
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Mentioned in 6 episodes
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when discussing F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing reflecting the anxieties of the 1920s generation.


Derek Thompson

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Plain History: The Smoot-Hawley Tariff and the Great Depression
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when talking about his experience at Princeton, referring to it as Princeton's most romantic portrayal.


Walter Kirn

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Walter Kirn Provides Update on Luigi Mangione Case and the Strange Parallels to Lee Harvey Oswald
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when discussing the mindset of the post-war generation.


Konstantin Kisin

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Why Young Men Feel Lost - Connor Tomlinson
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as the author of *This Side of Paradise*, from which the epigraph of *The Great Gatsby* is taken.

Jameson Olsen

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The Great Gatsby
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as a writer whose first novel, "This Side of Paradise", is stylistically similar to 

's "Government Cheese".

James Altucher


Steven Pressfield

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Steven Pressfield | Writing Lessons from the Master
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as F. Scott Fitzgerald's first book, noting it as more honest than his later works.

Kristy Whaley

Literature and Ted Lasso with Dr. Kristy Whaley
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as one of his favorite novels.

Mike Palindrome

666 "Winter Dreams" by F. Scott Fitzgerald (with Mike Palindrome) | My Last Book with Lev Grossman
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in a discussion about the literary lineage of disaffected youth in literature.

Stephen J. Whitfield

Louis Menand

Cherished and Cursed: Toward a Social History of "The Catcher in the Rye"
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when discussing the inspiration for her novel.


Sash Bischoff

PAW Book Club: ‘Sweet Fury’ by Sash Bischoff ’09