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A review by sophiejo_
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
reflective
medium-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? Yes
4.0
no spoilers 🧸
this is the first book from ap lang that i actually finished if that helps at all haha. it was actually really good though! i love the narrator nick, and fitzgerald’s prose is so lovely to read about but still isn’t overly descriptive that i’m bored which is impressive. (tbh the impressive thing is that i could UNDERSTAND half of the things he said w out cliff notes ahhha)
the annoying thing about this book is that the characters were intentionally unlikeable except for like 2.5 so it was hard to read bc i’m a huge character reader. however, with nick narrating and daisy being the QUEEN she is i could get through it better than if it was just awful characters loll.
but overall, great study on sexist rich people who don’t deserve driver’s licenses (if they even had those then) who also may or may not have a stick up their ***😌ðŸ˜.
🤎 trigger warnings
really not many, just infidelity ofc and then maybe alcoholism? martial abuse? rather mild though.
i can’t pick a favorite quote ahhh but there were so many good ones and ofc the ending paragraph was ICONIQUE. props to you fitz 😫
this is the first book from ap lang that i actually finished if that helps at all haha. it was actually really good though! i love the narrator nick, and fitzgerald’s prose is so lovely to read about but still isn’t overly descriptive that i’m bored which is impressive. (tbh the impressive thing is that i could UNDERSTAND half of the things he said w out cliff notes ahhha)
the annoying thing about this book is that the characters were intentionally unlikeable except for like 2.5 so it was hard to read bc i’m a huge character reader. however, with nick narrating and daisy being the QUEEN she is i could get through it better than if it was just awful characters loll.
but overall, great study on sexist rich people who don’t deserve driver’s licenses (if they even had those then) who also may or may not have a stick up their ***😌ðŸ˜.
🤎 trigger warnings
really not many, just infidelity ofc and then maybe alcoholism? martial abuse? rather mild though.
i can’t pick a favorite quote ahhh but there were so many good ones and ofc the ending paragraph was ICONIQUE. props to you fitz 😫
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Alcoholism