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The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon | Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson
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These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. 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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Saknicole
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Rearranging a favorite shelf #shelfie

Kimberlone I was going to say you should post that pic to Litsy! 2y
LeahBergen How pretty! 2y
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CoffeeNBooks
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This is Fitzgerald's last, unfinished novel. Set in Hollywood, it's the story of Monroe Stahr, a studio manager. This wasn't my favorite book by F. Scott Fitzgerald, it was just ok.
#ReadTheUSA2020 #California @ljuliel
#Booked2020 #Winter #SetInHollywood @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage
#LitsyAtoZ #L @BookishMarginalia
#ReadingThroughTheYears192021 #1941

ljuliel Great 👍🏼 4y
jewright This is on my TBR. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Nice, classic choice! 4y
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DarcysMom
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Samberryy
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Honestly, making this book a pick because it‘s so interesting to see Fitzgerald‘s notes and writing process. I‘ve learned a lot from it and got the beautiful prose in the process.

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Chrisalynn
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Finishing up summer with some Fitzgerald

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BookBabe
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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#BookNDinner! Well, film adaptation of a book, but close enough! 😜Just moments before the thunderstorm released a deluge of pouring rain upon us, my hero @MrBook arrived armed with a delicious mushroom-bacon pizza, crispy wings with ranch, Cesar salad, and Pepsi. Yum! 😋 Perfect Friday night! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 👍🏻 ⛈🍕🎥P.S. Anyone else watching this? What do you think of it?

MrBook 😍😍😍 I'm watching it! 🖐🏻 Ooh, me, over here, I'm watching it! 🙋🏼‍♂️ 7y
Lidia I'm watching it! I've seen the first 2 chapters and I like it so far 😊👏🏼 7y
BookBabe Oh, @MrBook , you're so cute. I knoooooow you're watching it...I'm sitting right next to you! 😂👍🏻 7y
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BookBabe @Lidia 👏🏻👏🏻 Nice! I'm liking it too. I think we're around episode 5 or so now. 7y
LauraBeth I like that I've seen the different seasons outside your window 7y
Dragon Yummy pizza 🍕😀 7y
BookBabe @LauraBeth hehe! I love watching the seasons change. I don't think I could live full time in a place that didn't have all 4. Just when I'm getting tired of the one, here comes another! 👌🏻This has been a exceptional summer. Lots of big thunderstorms, rain deluges, fog, etc. I'm enjoying the drama of it! 7y
BookBabe @Dragon super yummy! 😋 7y
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MrBook
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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#BookNDinner! Well, film adaptation of a book, but close enough 😆. Accompaniment this humid and downpouring evening: mushroom-bacon pizza, wings with ranch, salad, and Pepsi. MMMmm 😋! This has been another presentation of: #MrBookBookBabeKitchen. Happy reads & happy eats! 😎👌🏻

becausetrains Tycoons don't drink Pepsi from Solo cups 👀🥂 7y
MrBook @becausetrains Yeeaaahhh, but they're fun! 😎🍻 https://youtu.be/-yTo73qYo48 7y
BookBabe Solo cups make it a party! @becausetrains 7y
BookBabe @MrBook you read my mind with that link! 👌🏻 #Soulmates for sure! ❤️ 7y
Dragon Yummy 🍕 7y
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Jess_Read_This
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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📽Hey, F Scott Fitzgerald fans, did you see Amazon has a 9 episode adaptation of #TheLastTycoon premiering July 28th? I'm super curious about this one! I thought their Z was pretty good and am hopeful for this one too.

#FScottFitzgerald #OldHollywood

Caroline2 Oh yeah I loved the Z one, I'll defo be checking this out too! Thanks for the heads up! 7y
Susannah I watched the first episode that's up on Prime. It has a lot of potential. 7y
Sha0102 I'm gonna check it out ! 7y
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Jess_Read_This @Susannah Oh cool! I'm glad to hear a good review! 7y
Jess_Read_This @Caroline2 @Sha0102 @Susannah We will have to check back and compare notes after we've all watched the first episode! 7y
ValerieAndBooks Ooh, will have to look into this!! 7y
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thetopshelfbookshelf
The Last Tycoon | Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Edmund Wilson
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Getting ready to start this one. It's been on the to read list for a long time. The same can be said about most of the books on these shelves.

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quirkyreader
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Today I also found some Michener, Fistzgerald, and MacInnes.

Jess_Read_This Oh! I 😍😍😍that Fitzgerald edition!! 7y
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LubicaP
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Very much a pre-final draft but some beautiful writing nevertheless.

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ScientistSam
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A panel with Matt Bomer (White Collar) and two showrunners/writer(s) for Amazon's upcoming adaptation of The Last Tycoon. It's weird to see someone that good-looking in real life and not just on the screen! #BookCon

EmilyChristine I love him! How can he be so beautiful and talented!? 😍 7y
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BookBabe
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Starring Matt Bomer: Amazon's new series based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's last (and unfinished) novel, The Last Tycoon. Launches late July. This panel discussed the process and art of taking a classic book and adapting it to film. Fascinating! #BookCon #BookCon2017 #BookCon17 #MattBomer #TheLastTycoon

Jess_Read_This Omigosh!! I would have loved to have heard about this. 💕 7y
melbeautyandbooks Love him! 7y
MyNamesParadise Omg so cool!! 7y
MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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BookBabe
The Last Tycoon | F. Scott Fitzgerald
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What are we doing at BookExpo now? Watching the directors of the upcoming F. Scott Fitzgerald-adapted series "The Last Tycoon"....and the main star, Matt Bomer. ??? #BookCon17 #BookCon #BookCon2017

Lidia I'm really looking forward to this new series! ❤️ 7y
Dragon Oh my ! 👍 7y
saresmoore He's so dreamy! 😍 7y
KassKho The most dreamy 😍😍 7y
MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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