Amazon.com description: Product Description: The genius of F. Scott Fitzgerald shines brilliantly in this vastly underappreciated classic novel of moral depravity. The pervasive themes of Fitzgerald include moral corruption, profligate behavior, agnosticism, selfishness, narcissism, egocentrism, and of course, a sick obsession with money and alcohol. These themes permeate all too well throughout the beautifully written “The Beautiful and Damned.” Released in 1922, two years subsequent to the seminal “This Side of Paradise” and three years prior to the magnum opus “The Great Gatsby”, “The Beautiful and Damned” was not well received critically nor financially. Despite the tepid original reception, readers of this book will witness first-hand the maturation of an amazing writer. No American writer of the 20th Century can compare to the profound power and unwavering genius that is F. Scott Fitzgerald. If you enjoyed The Great Gatsby, you will no doubt enjoy this work - an equally beautifully written and tragic tale of aspiring morally depraved young Americans in pursuit of The American Dream.