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Jesuuuuus. The Great Gatsby has n o t h i n g on The Beautiful and Damned. The writing itself is, in my opinion, Fitzgerald at his best. Subtle turns of phrase and insights dizzy you every few pages. These characters are the very worst of everyone, and you can't help but recognize yourself in them and find their thinking makes sense, and then of course, hating yourself for it. The ending is sublime- I won't give it away, but the irony, the weightiness, the character progressions (or degradations)- all send a thrill through you.