3.82 AVERAGE

lighthearted sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

a lot of people make reference to this book and stuff and reading it now i think it is ok but its kinda disappointing how uninteresting the actual main character is. i mean i guess it isn't really fair to call him *main* character since really he's just the observer and the narrator of the events going on, but stilllll hes just so,,, bland. It irritates me. But i guess that not much of a big deal as all the characters irritate me, like all of them. Gatsby is like the biggest simp ever ngl n i dont think he even loves daisy, he's just in love with the idea of her. Also maybe this was normal back in that time frame but the way she treats her child is infuriating, do all rich people do that? AND DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON TOM I-

startling, unsettling, and so very hopeless.

the prose is beautiful and repulsive, and the characters are… empty. shallow. ugly. all of them. there’s an undercurrent of grotesque, lurid darkness underneath all the glitter, and i find that… fascinating.

i feel like a lot of the thematic elements went over my head (but maybe that’s the point?) but i could just be too young to fully appreciate them.

a very well-written book, albeit one i probably won’t reread.

tw’s:
a few swears (nothing worse than g*dd*mn and b*tch). disturbing descriptions. oh, and like almost everyone is cheating on their spouses.

she gets 4.5 ⭐️ in my heart . upon my reread, I’ve come to the conclusion that this book is in fact good . also I just love the drama, it’s so silly. I am obsessed .

For a school book, this one wasn't actually that bad!
challenging reflective tense 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: Yes
emotional reflective medium-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
emotional informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes