Review by nooweljayy - The Great Gatsby

nooweljayy 's review for:

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

4.5

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i now shall cackle at my 15-year-old self, who had a secret beef with this book for NO reason other than the dense writing. YES it's still somewhat dense, but i learned to approach taking the time to absorb the flavor of the story... but that thankfully got me to appreciate the beautiful atmospheric writing of the seemingly romantic Jazz Age, and the dark, tragic crescendo in the second half that comments on what being RICH does to a mf...

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