This is a great book for anyone but a middle-aged man. In the beginning, Dr. Diver is charming and debonair if somewhat flighty and promiscuous. He makes several poor choices. One, he becomes romantically involved with a mental patient and marries her. Two, he robs the cradle to have an affair with a young actress. And three, he tries to extend his own youth but ends up making a fool of himself. Most men over forty will see themselves in this book and the reflection is not pretty.
My advice? Read it if you have to, for a class maybe… otherwise, read The Great Gatsby instead