Tuesday December 21, 2004 Prenatal Visit
Tiffany and I just got back from the doctor's office. Blessedly, the pregnancy continues to go well and the baby, from what we can tell, continues to be healthy. We are all ready for the baby to arrive, including the baby himself. Unfortunately for mommy, he has been signaling his readiness by kicking frequently and repeatedly.
( Dec 21 2004, 05:12:45 PM PST )
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Tender is the Night
Tender is the Night - F.Scott Fitzgerald (1934)
*** 1/2 (out of 5)
Tender is the Night is Fitzgerald's semi-autobiographical novel about the personal and professional ruin of the novel's main character - Dick Diver - brought about, in large part, by Diver's wife - Nicole. The novel is set on the French Riviera in the late 20's and focuses primarily on the complicated relationship between Dick, a psychiatrist, and Nicole, his mentally ill wife/patient. A number of subplots, including an illicit romance between Dick and a young actress named Rosemary Hoyt, add some thematic breadth to the novel.
Like other Fitzgerald novels, including The Great Gatsby, this novel depicts the 20's as a time of self-indulgence and moral relativism. The main characters are morally flawed in significant ways and the 'tragic' ending is as predictable as it is inevitable.
Tender is the Night is very well written and the themes are well presented. This earns the book 3 1/2 stars in my estimation. I withhold the final star and a half primarily because the novel was unable to evoke any sympathy from me for any of the characters. I am willing to believe that this might be a failing on my part, but they are my stars and I shall assign them as I see fit ;-)
( Dec 21 2004, 04:00:15 PM PST )
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