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dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Violence, Murder
Minor: Racism
challenging
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:
No
I highly enjoyed this book. I read it for the first time about 10 years ago and just wasn’t in the right place to get it or really absorb it. I loved it this time and got to see so much more that I didn’t understand before. I get why this is a classic now.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism, Murder
emotional
medium-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
The Great Gatsby is a beautifully written glimpse into the opulence and turbulence of a group of people who come from little or extreme wealth in the early 1920s.
Nick, through who we are told our story, has a humble background and goes to New York City where he connects with his cousin, Daisy, who has only known extreme wealth. He takes up residence in a bungalow next to the enigmatic Jay Gatsby, who seems to want for not—throwing extravagant and widely attended parties at his mansion, driving his swanky Rolls Royce. As Nick gets embroiled in Gatsby’s life, he tries to tease out who exactly is Gatsby, and gets swept up in the events that unfold between Daisy and Gatsby.
With vivid, lyrical imagery, Fitzgerald draws you into this world that shines brilliantly, but is not gold—I felt euphoric reading about the parties, melancholic as we uncover deep pining. A classic I have read several times and will undoubtably read again.
Nick, through who we are told our story, has a humble background and goes to New York City where he connects with his cousin, Daisy, who has only known extreme wealth. He takes up residence in a bungalow next to the enigmatic Jay Gatsby, who seems to want for not—throwing extravagant and widely attended parties at his mansion, driving his swanky Rolls Royce. As Nick gets embroiled in Gatsby’s life, he tries to tease out who exactly is Gatsby, and gets swept up in the events that unfold between Daisy and Gatsby.
With vivid, lyrical imagery, Fitzgerald draws you into this world that shines brilliantly, but is not gold—I felt euphoric reading about the parties, melancholic as we uncover deep pining. A classic I have read several times and will undoubtably read again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexism
Minor: Death, Suicide, Car accident, Murder
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Murder
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism
emotional
reflective
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Car accident
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Classism
Minor: Car accident
dark
reflective
sad
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
A damnation of the American Dream through the eyes of an unreliable, hard to pin down narrator. Nick is just as much of a mystery as Gatsby, changing his mind about people, judging yet connecting himself to some awful people, including the racist and abusive Tom.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Car accident
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Antisemitism, Alcohol
challenging
dark
slow-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Sexism