ok, so i cannot find my paperback copy of tender is the night by fscottfitzgerald- it is so annoying to have books that cannot be located. i have tried all of the usual locations for truant books- under my bed, the stack beside the loveseat in our bedroom, the basket in the big bathroom, in addition to allof the bookshelves/ i even looked in the cookbook shelves hoping that i had placed it there in some sort of senior moment. i cannot find the great gatsby either -they may be together. book club is coming up in mid-september and i want to be prepared even though i have read this book at least 5 times. i just finished a reread of persuasion- i am struck with some of the similarities of storyline- with regard to the worship of beauty in this world, and the personal faults that people will overlook just be in the company of beautiful people. and the personal value that others will overlook if one lacks physical beauty. tender is the night really doesn't address the second theme- as fscott was personally beautiful and he would have no clue about being undervalued because of a lack of personal beauty..............