"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was first published in Collier's Magazine on May 27, 1922, with the cover and illustrations by James Montgomery Flagg. It was subsequently anthologized in Fitzgerald's 1922 book Tales of the Jazz Age, which is occasionally published as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories.The story was later adapted into the 2008 namesake film and the 2019 stage musical.
I can't believe it's the same author who wrote "The Great Gatsby"! The characters are caricatures, the emotions are over the top, the language is busy and repetitive. Granted, it was written 4 years earlier than Gatsby and even when he wrote Gatsby he was still a very young man. But still, the difference is mind boggling!
I only read the short story, not the collection. I didn't even know there was a collection. I didn't even know it was a short story. Nevertheless, I read it.
The premise of this story has always interested me. Ever since I saw the trailer for the movie way back when but I never felt the urgency to read it. Now I have!
When I found out that it was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I became rather excited. Of course they made a movie out of it, Fitzgerald is so swoon worthy (writing-wise, of course). Somehow I was a bit disappointed with this book. Hype always ruin things.
