description: There was, also, a curious strain of weakness running crosswise through his make-up ... a harsh phrase from the lips of an older boy (older boys usually detested him) was liable to sweep him off his poise into surly sensitiveness, or timid stupidity ... he was a slave to his own moods and he felt that though he was capable of recklessness and audacity, he possessed neither courage, perseverance, nor self-respect.
language: English
title: This Side of Paradise
titlecomplete: This Side of Paradise
characters: Rosalind Connage, Monsignor Thayer Darcy, Isabelle Borgé, Dick Humbird, Myra St. Clare, Cecilia Connage, Tom D'Invilliers, Beatrice Blaine, Alec Connage, Clara Page, Kerry Holiday, Eleanor Savage, Burne Holiday, Amory Blaine
genres: 20th Century, American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction
ratings_count: 71829
places: Minneapolis, Minnesota, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton University, New Jersey, New Jersey, Maryland, New York City, New York
publisher: Borders Classics