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wheatlyre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I liked The Great Gatsby quite a bit, and while I found my feelings for most of the characters to be on a spectrum of apathy to (just barely not) hatred as people, they are interesting characters, and you could find a lot of depth through speculation over them. There are a few lines and descriptions that I found quite revealing regarding the underlying feelings and motivations of some of the characters, especially
While I did enjoy it, there were some areas that felt slightly dull or dragged out, to the point I felt I had to skip though a bit my first read through, then re-read after finishing the chapter for additional context in the later scenes.
Nick Carroway, the narrator, skips through the summer while telling the story. He keeps the timeline linear, so it could feel a bit off-putting in the moment when he would mention seemingly random events between parties and dinners with acquaintances, but the events do all have actual meaning for being there, biggest reason being to build characterization and foreshadow future reveals or events.
Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Car accident
Moderate: Sexism, Bullying, Misogyny, Drug use, Mental illness, and Racism
Minor: Antisemitism and Bullying
ginbat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, and Infidelity
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, War, and Misogyny
magnolia_berry's review
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Gun violence, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Death, Classism, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racism, Murder, Sexism, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Violence, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse
k_shimer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Classism, Car accident, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Misogyny, Sexism, Antisemitism, Grief, and Racial slurs
Minor: Confinement and War
dreezy's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, and Antisemitism
lanna_aud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Car accident
abi_04's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Murder, Physical abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexual content
melist6's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Classism and Car accident
Moderate: Sexism, Death, Grief, Murder, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship
jadenchimes06's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Murder, Car accident, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Alcohol, and Infidelity
Moderate: Antisemitism and Domestic abuse
chaoticbeing's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Classism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Suicide
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Death
Minor: War