A review by thaliasheriff
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

5.0

Fitzgerald does what many authors fail to encapsulate in their writing - the truly grotesque behaviour of the privileged class. Readers are taken through a journey of loving and then ultimately hating Daisy Buchanan, and her reluctance to give up wealth and status for love. It truly surmises the upper American class in 1920s. What truly makes the book a masterpiece is none other than the titular character, Jay Gatsby. His raw emotion and, dare I say, obsession with Daisy is truly what leaves readers in awe with his attempts to woe her. The failings of society - ultimately leave those excluded from the Boys Club to suffer, whilst the rich get richer and retreat to their vast sums of money. Nine chapters of pure, descriptive literary genius that truly represents the failures of the American Dream and marks the fall of someone who climbed to the top.