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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

161 reviews

atlantisblauw's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Took until about page 140 for it to get interesting, but I did like the ending. Fitzgerald is a good writer, there are some beautiful sentences in there and he's good at writing flashbacks and other jumps through time. His characters are credible, but quite flat.

Ironically, Gatsby is presented as the mysterious one but you learn more about him than all other characters combined. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Car accident, Sexism, Violence, Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse

marenm's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

so sad and yet so good. given that i was reading this for school, it surprised me that i enjoyed it so much. loved the setting and nick and gatsvy’s relationship

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Body horror, Classism, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Grief

faeriefox's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.0

None of the characters were in any way redeemable, the plot was really boring until chapter 7, and chapters 7-8 were the only reasons this book got a 2 rather than a 1. Characters were also really boring and honestly kinda stupid. Also they were all really racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic. I know it reflects the times, but the fact that none of them were in any way good kinda screwed that up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Infidelity, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, and Racism

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Wowie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism and War

chetsky's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

I felt just as "meh" about it as I did when I read it in high school almost 20 years ago. The writing is good but the story isn't as captivating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Antisemitism

an_actual_floof's review against another edition

dark funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

Overall an enjoyable book! After hearing so much about it and my friends/others online talking so much about it, I decided to give it a go. A very quick read, in my opinion, I almost wish there was more! The way people talk about Gatsby online made me think he’d be more present in dialogue, but I felt a lot of the plot ended up being about him, even when he wasn’t there at all. I enjoyed the internal monologue of the narrator, Nick Carraway, also would’ve loved seeing more of his interactions with the characters. His internal monologue was often very relatable as he was quite judgemental but socially, a total pushover. I’d love to see more of Gatsby and Carraway, but alas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Death, and Car accident

Minor: War

dawntin's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Antisemitism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Domestic abuse

kennycaw's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Death, Gun violence, Car accident, and Infidelity

abby_can_read's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

To be honest I don't know that I'm over the experience of reading this in high school. I thought I was and then I picked up this book. 

I can see why this book is an American classic. The plot, the characters, and the writing style. I just struggle to care about any of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Infidelity

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

Minor: Sexism

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Classism, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: War