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

dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

reading this again after nearly 7 yrs does change my perception quite a bit..somehow the visuals are clearer this time, and def helped by the fact that ive actually lived in the city thats actually the book's setting during the interim--and ig more 'living' has made me look at this in a more complex way. it's still depressing, but also mixed w/ pity and resentful acceptance.

the book's world mirrors our own, and it's a pathetic, materialistic, money- and power-obsessed one, thus somehow someone as unbelievably, almost stupidly hopeful as gatsby seems to be the madman in the story, tho he's also risen so high up bc he became part of the mad world so completely. and while i absolutely despised daisy the first time, now my anger and frustration are reserved for literally everyone; they all fucked up in some way, but the men more so than others though there's a lot of intersectionality at play as well. the characters are a bunch of lying, stupid, selfish, shallow, silent fools, but they were an entertaining, disgusting bunch who reaffirms the mess of the world nevertheless.
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