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caitlin_lore's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful adaptation of the classic. While there is a lot of artistic interpretation of the text, it’s fast paced and stays true to the story. I truly enjoyed the visual aspect of this story, and the artist’s style. It’s deeply symbolic in its design, and captures a layer of the original text that other versions don’t. Visually stunning and a great study when it comes to the graphic novel form.
caitlin_lore's review against another edition
5.0
A really well done adaptation! I enjoyed the visuals and found the coloring to be captivating (though there were a few character representations that didn’t quite fit the visual I imagined.) In terms of story, I appreciate how closely this follows Fitzgerald’s prose and captures the heart of the story.
wheretheautumnsings's review against another edition
3.0
I really love the story and art of this graphic novel is amazing
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the novel and thought the graphic novel did a good job of holding its own. The color palette was a bit too muted for my tastes, but I liked the unique placement of the wording on several of the pages.
4 ⭐️
4 ⭐️
swtmarie's review against another edition
3.0
The illustrations were done beautifully and were reminiscent of the time period but like a few others, I felt the characters weren't distinguished well enough (Tom, Nick and Jay). They looked very similar and I had a hard time telling them apart sometimes. I imagine it would be very difficult condensing a story such as this one and turning it into a graphic novel while still encompassing all of the emotion and detail that makes the story come alive. I feel Fordham was able to get the jist of it and the "bones" of the story but it felt somewhat lacking. I haven't read The Great Gatsby since high school so this brought back many memories. Now I need to re-watch the movie and maybe reread the novel as I'm sure I will see it with different eyes than I did back in high school.
balletbookworm's review against another edition
3.0
This was good. The text adaptation was done by the same writer who did the [b:To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel|38359009|To Kill a Mockingbird A Graphic Novel|Fred Fordham|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1522356687l/38359009._SX50_.jpg|72553338] adaptation. The art is very pretty - so much looks like a vintage greeting card or advertisement - but the pastel colors felt very flat when seen on the page (they looked much brighter in the digital galley) and a few panels seemed inspired by some of the movie adaptations. There is a chapter told from the point of view of Mr. Wilson and that's definitely a scene I don't remember from the book since the narrative is told from Nick's perspective. (And I've read the book several times)
authoress233's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book in one glorious sitting. I consider myself a Gatsby aficionado and I was admittedly cautious when approaching this first graphic adaptation of one of my most beloved books. This is a gorgeous companion to the original novel, and an accessible entry point for those who struggled with the original text. What a thrilling and beautiful adaptation.
rdyourbookcase's review against another edition
4.0
I would have preferred a bolder color scheme (if not just for the party scenes) but overall it was an excellent adaptation and I enjoyed reading it.
jkenna1990's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. Well at least I know what it's about now. Still don't really get the hype but I've never been a fan of any classics. The graphic novel was a much better way to read it though. I've tried to read the regular version multiple times and never got through it.
sfujii's review against another edition
4.0
What a beautiful tribute to one of my favorite texts. The pictures were really stunning - for the mega major moments, there were full page almost poster worthy illustrations. Incredible.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much detail was kept throughout. They obviously parsed out a LOT of the text, but I found that it didn't take away from the story arc. Was it literary? Not really, but it stayed trued to the tone and truth of Gatsby's journey.
There were two very specific moments that were missing from the text which I was disappointed, but also - it's a graphic novel. So...
It was great and I loved it.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much detail was kept throughout. They obviously parsed out a LOT of the text, but I found that it didn't take away from the story arc. Was it literary? Not really, but it stayed trued to the tone and truth of Gatsby's journey.
There were two very specific moments that were missing from the text which I was disappointed, but also - it's a graphic novel. So...
It was great and I loved it.