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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
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
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
inarguably, a great book. a book that leverages the classic tropes of a tragic hero and star crossed lovers to tell a unique, modern american story. and wow, the 1920s in new york city…an undeniably heady setting.
read in the heat of summer 2025, this novel’s investigation of classism, of american “values,” of the fallibility of human memory…oof.
read in the heat of summer 2025, this novel’s investigation of classism, of american “values,” of the fallibility of human memory…oof.
I feel extremely uncultured for not liking this book as much as I "should." I didn't feel any emotional ties to any of the characters and honestly none of their sorrows had any significance to me. Yes, Fitzgerald's descriptions are elaborate and beautiful, but descriptions can't carry any entire book. Maybe it was the style of his writing that didn't appeal to me-his elusive, avoidant system of describing scenes was much similar to what I thought of Gatsby himself. Even though I could imagine the scenes, I was often times encouraged to just Sparknote it or skip ahead to read the ending. Although the events are rather dramatic, the actual book is fairly level-headed. The fights, the defeats, the emotions are all hidden under some film of descriptive words. So yes, it's beautiful and elusive, but not the type of book for me :(
i live in a weird space where i don't trust nick carraway, im not overly fond of daisy buchanan, and i don't think gatsby is that great and yet, this is still one of my favorite books of all time. everything about this book makes me feel,,,,just such a warm brand of happy and the feeling only gets deeper and deeper the more i learn about this book. i wish i had actually intelligent feedback to explain just why i like this book so much. something something american dream something something i like as nick carraway an example of how people think they're an outsider when it comes to social problems that consider class and wealth, neglecting the fact that they're a direct contributor to it something something. i hope that's enough
anyways jordan baker i love you <333 and thank you mrs. k for having us read this book in class and not being mad when i read ahead <333
anyways jordan baker i love you <333 and thank you mrs. k for having us read this book in class and not being mad when i read ahead <333
What a great story! I knew nothing of the plot before reading and was intrigued. I can totally see why this book is so popular.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
slow-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
okay in all honesty i did not care for this book very much
im only properly getting back into reading and this just made no sense to me and took me SO LONG to read, i usually read books very quickly :(
i think ill have to re read when im a bit older, there were some beautiful quotes and stuff but i feel like i just missed the entire purpose of the book lol
im only properly getting back into reading and this just made no sense to me and took me SO LONG to read, i usually read books very quickly :(
i think ill have to re read when im a bit older, there were some beautiful quotes and stuff but i feel like i just missed the entire purpose of the book lol
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes