Somehow even better than I remembered. Say what you will about old sport F. Scott as a person (honestly I don't know all that much) but christ was he a master of his craft. Gorgeous prose, effervescent characters, wit, philosophy and no shortage of emotional impact. The fact that he is able to do all of this and more in so few pages is endlessly astounding.

Reaffirmed as an all-time favourite and I think I will have to make a point of revisiting some of his other works as well next year.