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The Great Gatsby [Annotated] by F. Scott Fitzgerald

99 reviews

ella7211's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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piperslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional 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

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dloveslakers's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

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lunaquarius's review against another edition

5.0

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.

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sparrolina's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad 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

Content Warnings

jacky_reads_books's review against another edition

3.75

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

In the book we read Nick Carraway’s recollection of a summer spent with Jay Gatsby, his neighbor with the enormous house who hosts ridiculously big parties. We follow him as we meet all sorts of dramatic, shallow, selfish people.

This summary might sound unpleasent but it was just a very interesting read. The way these people are described is very well done (although I was familiar with the film), but basically all of them were annoying and just awful people.

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