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The Great Gatsby [Annotated] by F. Scott Fitzgerald

179 reviews

liline163's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident

Minor: Gun violence, Antisemitism, War

rainy_window's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Car accident, Murder

Minor: Infidelity

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, Classism

Minor: Racism, Sexism, War

amari444's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Murder, Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship

op3's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol

Minor: Religious bigotry, Stalking

References of light torture, gang violence and activity, and

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A literary classic, Gatsby centres around the party host and smuggler Jay Gatsby. A man of "new wealth" in the rich part of Long Island, he secretly harbours a deep love for the wife of a nearby family, whom he has known for years. As the narrator Nick Carraway learns more about the enigmatic Gatsby, the more events begin to conspire to topple the self-made man from his throne.

I first read this book in English class in high school but did not remember a single part of it. I enjoyed re-reading it now and remembering all of the symbolism, the plot, the characterization of both Gatsby and Nick. I would not recommend it if you struggle with purple prose, as Fitzgerald can get flowery with descriptions or use some (now) obscure term for seemingly no reason. The plot is fairly straightforward and predictable, and because of the third-person narration it is hard to understand Gatsby's motivations. An enjoyable read nonetheless!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Colonisation

tiaroseshang's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship

jenmaysiereads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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5 out of 5 stars 

 

It almost goes without saying but every time I read ‘The Great Gatsby’, I fall in love with it that little bit more. 

 

It’s difficult to not get drunk on the atmosphere of the narrative within ‘The Great Gatsby’. Fitzgerald effuses the novel with a magic and majesty that is truly intoxicating. Following the journey of story’s narrator; the reader can’t help but be submerged in the whimsy of this sparkling, discomforting story alongside Nick. 

 

The shimmering mirage of ‘The Great Gatsby’ is a cruel facade. Behind the glitter and glamor lies a story of discontent, obsession and the greed of man — throwing the nature of human desire into a harsh, all too revealing light. 

 

At the heart of the story is Jay Gatsby, the man who has everything. It’s impossible not to feel the same bone-deep draw that the novel’s narrator feels toward him. There is something unknowable about Gatsby — something unreal and intangible that makes him all the more desirable. Like the green light at the end of a dock. 

 

The tragedy of his loneliness, of his longing, is a knife to the heart. Gatsby is a character that wants and dreams as deeply and profoundly as any of us. It’s painful to watch as everything he has ever wanted and all he has worked for come so closely within his grasp, only for it to slip through his fingertips, drawn away by the cruelty and carelessness those he purports to love. 

 

Reading comprehension be damned; they could never make me hate you, Jay Gatsby. 

 

“Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter — tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning —— So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Alcohol

amberg25's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism

zams's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I put this on on audio because I thought it was a quick way to sneak in a short little classic to polish the stats and get it under my belt since I've never read it before, but boy was I pleasently surprised.

I think this short book had more depth for most of the characters and more drama than any full length romances I've read. It also gets to show how different relationships - romantic or platonic - can be, and how unlinear they are.
I don't find most classics gripping, and that was also the case with this one, but it was most definitly entertaining.

What I didn't like was that the "bad" mistress as well as all jewish people have seemed to be described as ugly or rude. I also found the sole attendence of certain events of our narrator as a bystander sometimes a little weird, and I get that's for narrational purposes, because how else would he know, but it's been a little weird sometimes. I also was a little confused because I thought that Jordan was a person of color, since she was described as "tan", but considering the comments and reactions of the other characters I figured that she was in fact not.

I could go on about the abundance of commentary on society, wealth and relationships this book has made, but this is still supposed to be a book review and not a discussion round, so I simply won't, but I'm definitly looking forward to a re-reas sometime in the future 😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Car accident

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racism, Antisemitism