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A review by zaiphon
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
informative
reflective
fast-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? It's complicated
3.5
I think everything to say has already been said about this classic, short novel. I know deeming this a great classic is a topic of sometimes an argumenative discussion, but I can see why. The fact this isn't a long read but yet pulls in a lot of poetic, literary parrelels makes this a great topic of discussion. There are a lot of things to interpret and peel back the layers on that makes the story so engaging despite the short length.
While this is mostly a bunch of rich people complaining and a look into the social status of 1920s America, there are a lot of things that can be drawn to similarity of todays sociatal culture as well. The so called American Dream is out on display here and some interesting takeaways I gained were born from inspecting the layers of both Gatsby and our Narrator, Nick. Having Gatsby be a central focus in the story but not the POV narrator I believe was done purposefully to provide more thought into the character as a whole. The story flowed very simply, but yet was so intriguing along the way. This is one of those "I want to discuss this" type of stories where you leave with not 100% clear answers and your thoughts are subjective - but nonetheless pushed the reader into thinking deeply about each word on the page.
Overall a solid read!
While this is mostly a bunch of rich people complaining and a look into the social status of 1920s America, there are a lot of things that can be drawn to similarity of todays sociatal culture as well. The so called American Dream is out on display here and some interesting takeaways I gained were born from inspecting the layers of both Gatsby and our Narrator, Nick. Having Gatsby be a central focus in the story but not the POV narrator I believe was done purposefully to provide more thought into the character as a whole. The story flowed very simply, but yet was so intriguing along the way. This is one of those "I want to discuss this" type of stories where you leave with not 100% clear answers and your thoughts are subjective - but nonetheless pushed the reader into thinking deeply about each word on the page.
Overall a solid read!