Reviews with content warning for Racism - The Great Gatsby [Annotated]

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The Great Gatsby [Annotated] by F. Scott Fitzgerald

432 reviews

pinksqwach's review against another edition

2.0

emotional reflective tense medium-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

Read this for English, never again.

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holea's review against another edition

3.25

reflective medium-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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nyctaea's review against another edition

2.0

Loveable characters: No

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danielnski's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative mysterious sad 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

There is a lot in this story to unpack, so I get why this is taught in schools so often. Even though this story has permeated pop culture for so long, I wasn't expecting things quite as many racist elements that we wish were just of its time to pop up, and some of the twist elements remained new to me. I was glad to cross this classic off my to-read list, even if not all of it spoke to me.

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mylittlearchive's review against another edition

2.75

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I somehow did not read this in high school when I was "supposed to". Loved the party scenes, they're very immersive and make me want to explore the 1920s more. All of the characters are deplorable, on purpose, but not in any kind of "fun" way.

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filipa_maia's review against another edition

5.0

mysterious reflective sad fast-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

This is my second favorite classic.

Fitzgerald created a bunch of hateful characters who lived in an empty world despite everything they had (and everything their money could buy). Gatsby was a man who had everything and ended up alone.

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liabookshelf's review against another edition

4.75

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Realmente amados, prosseguiremos, barcos contra a corrente, incessantemente atraídos para o passado.

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figsofpeach's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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bree_s1989's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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averydappercat's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective tense fast-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

I don't how I managed to keep myself from being spoiled for this book this long bc DAMN what a ride. I truly did not expect that ending. Not a full 5-stars bc I'm not sure if I'll ever get around to reading this book again.

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