Reviews with content warning for Gun violence - The Great Gatsby

I think this is one of those books that I would have liked better if it wasn't assigned reading for school. I also wasn't a fan of cheating/affairs being the main focus of the book

and it never even really got resolved either (Gatsby dying is not a resolution) but it was kind of clear who Daisy was going to "pick" anyway

. I think I just don't really care much about rich people problems and since that's the entire premise of this book it was just kinda "meh". I did like the writing and Nick was interesting, but there was a huge buildup to the whole "oh who's Daisy choosing" and then there was just no big reveal or decision, just a very abrupt ending. Also Nick is very clearly gay (or at least bi) because the way he talks about men is not normal speech for a straight man (constantly explaining that you weren't intimate with other men or describing their bodies/muscles in great detail is not straight man behavior Nick) and also end of chapter 2 made it clear he did something with McKee; explaining that McKee was in his underwear showing Nick pictures in bed is not excatly helping Nick's straightness factor (also Nick was there for at least six hours I doubt they were looking at pictures the whole time). Anyway overall the book was okay and it's really not that memorable in my opinion (but to each their own)

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adventurous emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.25

this book (and movie) made me so stressed. Don’t get me wrong it was good, but for some reason the whole Gatsby + Daisy dynamic always made my head spin and i was constantly like concerned for it. then the ending was entirely sad, but it made sense for the era and i feel it was an important reflection of how people will use you until you have nothing left. that the only real people in you life are your immediate family and your closest friend. Also, there’s quite a bit of racism throughout the book so fair warning. i know that it was normal but it’s still a bit much to have to read it.

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