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medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism
Minor: Racism
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Antisemitism, Car accident
medium-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
third reread and it has not let me down. the themes of longing, dreams and the futility of love are universal, and i will cherish this book forever.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse
hopeful
sad
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse
Minor: Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
slow-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:
Complicated
Homoerotic subtext and murder, arguably the two most important elements of any good story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Classism
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
It was a very fun book to read! I usually don’t like books like this, but I was so curious about the characters and how they would react to certain things and was surprised by a lot of things. I put that the character development was complicated and the characters weren’t lovable because the main character is the only one who really changed in a way, and it’s neither positive or negative. The characters are all interesting, just not good people for the most part lol.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
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
I'm not American so I was never fed the American Dream narrative throughout my childhood except through American media. To me, the Great Gatsby is like a warning. You may be able to work your way up to become the glittering envy of the city, but all that luxury is actually meaningless. As for the characters, you could easily drop them into those reality shows featuring decadently rich people who are concerned only with themselves. Even the romance is like loving the idea of someone. It's not a classic about the American Dream. It's a classic about the shallow lie of that dream.
I thoroughly enjoyed the subtlety and imagery of the descriptions. Some lines were stunning. The book is short, and I found it an easy read. I learned a bit about Zelda too.
Also, gayer than I had expected. Pleasant surprise.
I thoroughly enjoyed the subtlety and imagery of the descriptions. Some lines were stunning. The book is short, and I found it an easy read. I learned a bit about Zelda too.
Also, gayer than I had expected. Pleasant surprise.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Classism
Minor: Gun violence, Suicide
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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
Rating: 4 stars
Alright this might be one of the few "classics" I genuinely enjoyed? I'm sort of obsessed with like...the roarin' 20's and flapper culture and all that so it was a lot of fun to read, especially knowing it was written during that time as a critique of nihilism at the time? we just talked about this in APUSH so it was lovely timing lol
I kept getting characters confused - I think it's because a bunch of them were introduced at that party at the beginning and then didn't show up for half the book and then became relevant again - but other than that it was pretty enjoyable! (Although I'm extremely bitter bc I got the big spoiler right as I was reading it from this random tumblr post on my instagram feed so :))) that was great :)))
I honestly don't know what the general consensus on the characters are, but I liked most of them (except Tom. what was UP with Tom. he was cheating on his wife for a while and then totally lost it when daisy and gatsby kissed like once get a grip man) (wait also what was going on between nick and daisy??? weren’t they cousins?? in that case it was kind of weird how he kept saying how pretty she was??)
Also disappointed that Gatsby Spoilerdidn't die by jumping from into a pool filled with champagne from the balcony because I knew he would end up dead in a pool?? and i just assumed that's what taylor swift was referring to in this is why we can't have nice things lol
Alright this might be one of the few "classics" I genuinely enjoyed? I'm sort of obsessed with like...the roarin' 20's and flapper culture and all that so it was a lot of fun to read, especially knowing it was written during that time as a critique of nihilism at the time? we just talked about this in APUSH so it was lovely timing lol
I kept getting characters confused - I think it's because a bunch of them were introduced at that party at the beginning and then didn't show up for half the book and then became relevant again - but other than that it was pretty enjoyable! (Although I'm extremely bitter bc I got the big spoiler right as I was reading it from this random tumblr post on my instagram feed so :))) that was great :)))
I honestly don't know what the general consensus on the characters are, but I liked most of them (except Tom. what was UP with Tom. he was cheating on his wife for a while and then totally lost it when daisy and gatsby kissed like once get a grip man) (wait also what was going on between nick and daisy??? weren’t they cousins?? in that case it was kind of weird how he kept saying how pretty she was??)
Also disappointed that Gatsby Spoilerdidn't die by jumping from into a pool filled with champagne from the balcony because I knew he would end up dead in a pool?? and i just assumed that's what taylor swift was referring to in this is why we can't have nice things lol
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity
Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: War
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism
Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Murder
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
honestly what made me enjoy this book was jake gyllenhaal's narration. his voice goes very well with the story and he did a great job keeping me interested. if i was just reading the physical copy by itself i probably would've gotten bored easily
anyway, nick carraway and his queer coded manners kept me hanging on as well. i focused on trying to make this book as gay as possible and i'm glad i did because it was FUN sue me
anyway, nick carraway and his queer coded manners kept me hanging on as well. i focused on trying to make this book as gay as possible and i'm glad i did because it was FUN sue me
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Car accident, Murder
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism