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Careless People
- Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of the Great Gatsby
- By: Sarah Churchwell
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4 out of 5 stars 129
Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the world's best-loved books, delighting audiences across the world. Careless People tells the true story behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, exploring in newly rich detail the relation of Fitzgerald's classic to the chaotic world he in which he lived. Fitzgerald set his novel in 1922, and Careless People carefully reconstructs the crucial months during which Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald returned to New York in the autumn of 1922.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating study of the Fitzgeralds and Jazz Age
- By Sand on 06-11-14
- Careless People
- Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of the Great Gatsby
- By: Sarah Churchwell
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
Good, not my favorite
Reviewed: 06-17-15
Churchwell did a good job in her story telling. However the comparison to the New Jersey murders and Fitzgerald's books was a little overdone, or maybe just wasn't done well enough? It was a little dull. There were also conflicting stories than that I've heard before from the lives of Scott and Zelda that maybe should have at least been addressed. Still worth the read, even if it didn't keep my attention as much as I would have liked.
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