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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

33 reviews

hdoomk's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

elfcurrentlyreading's review against another edition

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting

tifftastic87's review against another edition

1.5

reflective sad slow-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

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I genuinely don't understand how this book is one of the "great American novels." Maybe there is something to take away about how wealth is a disease or that being a socialite doesn't mean you are liked, likeable, or capable of friendship. But there has got to be a better way to do that then to tell the story of wealthy people getting drunk, complaining, fighting and running around on their spouses. 

Nick, the narrator, reminds us so many times that hes one of the few honest men, that I fail to believe he is a reliable narrator at all. 

Gatsby, whom we know so little about until the end, is honestly a man who is so stuck on the past when he "fell in love" with an 18 year old barely legal Daisy that he spent his whole life accumulating wealth to get her attention. He throws wild parties just to hope she'll come. 

The women, Daisy and Jordan, are pretty much here for decoration and to be an object for the men to either fight over (Daisy) or be guided by (Jordan). The exception is Myrtle who is there to simply show you how horrible Tom is and for Nick to describe as fat and bossy. 

She carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some women can.

Tom is a racist, white supremacist piece of garbage who cheats on his wife, abuses his mistress and just talks trash about everyone. 

I disliked every single character in this book. I loathed every page. I am so glad I was never forced to read this in school. 

Only giving it some credit for the accuracy in which Fitzgerald describes drunk people and the way he sets scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Toxic friendship

paigeinabook's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, War, Classism

calamityin's review against another edition

1.5

challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Incest, Antisemitism, Grief

lauryn_04's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

st3llaryan06's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting

nickel_'s review against another edition

4.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Vomit

aspenaxel's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A classic, the true definition of one actually. I'd say that it's one of my favorite novels, even with its flaws. Part of me wishes that there was more to the story, a stronger focus on Nick

after the death of Gatsby.

But, in its entirety, it is fun and captivating, fantastical and dream-like. I do wish I could experience the dream world of The Great Gatsby.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol