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vonniereader 's review for:
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
audiobook
I read The Great Gatsby back in tenth grade and was not too thrilled about it. Almost all of my classmates loved it and I could not understand why. Now that the movie is coming out with Leonardo DiCaprio, I thought that I should go back to the book and give it another chance. Perhaps this time I come to appreciate the story more, which I did.
I enjoyed how this book was set in the 1920s since I haven't read many books based on this era. I liked the descriptions of the characters and the descriptions of the high class. Though I do have to admit that I was a little bored in the beginning because there was not much going on other than rich people talking about rich things. Once it got halfway, things picked up for me and I was entertained with the details surrounding Gatsby and Nick.
My thoughts on the performance: This was not my favorite audiobook. Anthony Heald had a decent voice but it was too calming for me. I had to force myself to sit up and do things because I found myself dosing off listening to him. He did put some emotions into describing the events but there wasn't much of a voice change when it came to different characters.
Overall, I appreciated the storyline a lot more this time and give it 4 stars. The audio performance was a 3 star for me, which rounds this audiobook to 3.5 stars.
I read The Great Gatsby back in tenth grade and was not too thrilled about it. Almost all of my classmates loved it and I could not understand why. Now that the movie is coming out with Leonardo DiCaprio, I thought that I should go back to the book and give it another chance. Perhaps this time I come to appreciate the story more, which I did.
I enjoyed how this book was set in the 1920s since I haven't read many books based on this era. I liked the descriptions of the characters and the descriptions of the high class. Though I do have to admit that I was a little bored in the beginning because there was not much going on other than rich people talking about rich things. Once it got halfway, things picked up for me and I was entertained with the details surrounding Gatsby and Nick.
My thoughts on the performance: This was not my favorite audiobook. Anthony Heald had a decent voice but it was too calming for me. I had to force myself to sit up and do things because I found myself dosing off listening to him. He did put some emotions into describing the events but there wasn't much of a voice change when it came to different characters.
Overall, I appreciated the storyline a lot more this time and give it 4 stars. The audio performance was a 3 star for me, which rounds this audiobook to 3.5 stars.