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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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_httpsvintage's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is extremely insightful into the world of the rich, and it truly shows how divisive the different classes are.

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jess_mango's review against another edition

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5.0

I first read "The Great Gatsby" later in my reading career than most people that I know. I didn't have to read it in high school or in college (yay, for a well-rounded engineering education). I read it in an attempt to broaden my reading of "the classics" and I absolutely fell in love with it. I love F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing.

lele463's review

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mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kbidd505's review against another edition

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5.0

nick was in love with gatsby and that’s final

turtletonga's review against another edition

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4.0

Really good and really enjoyed, was my first classics book ever, so for me I had to watch movie first then read to get a better idea of the book when reading oof.

kelhutch68's review against another edition

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hopeful sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A dream can float away as quickly as a party ends….

Jay Gatsby, the eternal optimist, is devoted to Daisy Buchannan. He has spent the years since their last meeting obtaining great wealth by illegally selling alcohol in a chain of drugstores during prohibition to prove himself worthy of her. The time has finally come to reclaim his love though she is married to another man.

Set against the backdrop of the roaring 1920s, the story follows Jay’s journey to find happiness with the woman whose voice “sounds like money” and explores the world of the overindulgent, extravagant lives of the wealthy. Sadly, this satirical view of wealth in America has many points that still ring true today—the value placed on wealth over morals, the class system, and the abandonment when an individual is no longer useful.

While I appreciated the message and I love this period in history, I am in the minority and felt the book was only mediocre. I found the writing witty, but I did not like the characters. I could not relate, and I could not find any real redeeming qualities amongst the cast. But, then again, maybe that was the point?