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O Grande Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

3.82 AVERAGE

gabitheaustrian's review against another edition

5.0

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

sillypomegranate's review against another edition

2.0

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

lsdomin0's review against another edition

2.75

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

microbiowriter's review against another edition

4.0

I've heard mixed reviews about this book, the usual love it, hate it, only read it because it was required, etc. Since I went to three different high schools, my canonical lit education was bastardized, so I never actually had to read this. In an effort to familiarize myself (and as a promise to the fiance) with classics, I picked it up.

The beginning was boring. If Fitzgerald had brought this book to a publisher today, I think at least a chapter's worth of unnecessary set up would be cut. I guess the argument for setting the scene could work, but it felt too much like a chore slogging through supercilious names and some of the dryer exposition. That would explain the minus one star for me.

But man, from page 75, I was HOOKED. Fantastic. So much awkward in so many scenes; Fitzgerald made me feel uncomfortable alongside the characters. Very impressive. This is definitely belongs in its place in the American literary canon.