Book Review

Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Fitzgerald wrote an exciting story about a person with a mental health condition (Nicole) who falls in love with her psychiatrist (Dick). Nicole and her mental illness found a way to express herself through Fitzgerald's pen, a stare full of tenderness. The causes of her illness were there as her becoming sanity. Likewise, it is through Nicole that Fitzgerald wrote an archetype about Zelda, his wife, who dealt as well with mental issues.

The book is quite good at describing the French Rivera, the couple's lifestyle, and their relationship: how time changes everything and, therefore, their choices.

Nevertheless, as Tender is the Night is a well-written book, I only rated it 3 out of 5 stars because the story develops very slowly; the readers could skip some chapters as they are optional for the plot's core.

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