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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

56 reviews

bethisgood's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

ok.

i don't condone cheating, but they seem to enjoy it

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maggiegirouard's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I think this book is overrated. I think it is weird how people romanticize Daisy and Gatsby. I don’t think they should be an example of a good relationship, or that they were intended to be.

She never knew who he really was, and left him to die and be blamed for a crime she committed without even giving him a clue. he was in love with an idea of Daisy that never really existed. he was obsessed and creepy.

The plot was decently exciting, but it took more than half the book to get there, then ended. I can say that the writing was good. But I think some of the things the book was centered on were not good, like false love, “reinventing” yourself by lying about your past, etc. And I know it was an old book but it was certainly misogynistic. Overall not really a fan but I’m glad I read it and know what people are talking about now. I would recommend to people interested in classics as a sort of you should read it just to know what it is thing.

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jelenwalker's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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saturnpersonified's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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calamityin's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

1.5

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lauryn_04's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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daisymayduck's review against another edition

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3.0

I’m sort of in two minds about this book.
One one hand you have the writing style which I found beautifully poetic and very poignant at times. The description is so vivid and colourful and really places you in the world of the book.
However, I found the storyline itself relatively boring. Other than- and up to a point including- Gatsby himself, most of the characters felt very flat with either no backstory or a very generic, shallow one. It certainly got more interesting toward the end (and took a much darker turn than I expected) but it felt too little too late.
I had high expectations for this book and I just feel like it didn’t quite meet them. The writing style was a massive redeeming factor though. I’ll be studying this book for my a-level English so my opinions may or may not change… we’ll have to wait and see :)

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