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The Great Gatsby : a graphic adaptation by Nicki Greenberg of the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Nicki Greenberg, with her bold illustrative style, retells F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic The Great Gatsby in a brilliant, innovative graphic novel. In the exquisitely realized setting of 1920s New York, a throng of fantastical creatures play out the drama, the wry humour, and the tragedy of the novel. Nicki Greenberg is reverently faithful to the plot, mood, and characteri...more
Published
January 1st 2007
by Allen & Unwin
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I've rated this with allowance for the medium, in which I think Greenberg's fantastical character renditions in sepia lovingly and very accurately capture and hold together F Scott Fitzgerald's personal, dramatic vision of an era's dreams in slow, sunset-like demise.
Of the original novel (to which this adaptation is remarkably faithful), I can only say that while the understated vigour and inventiveness of the language are commendable (but on the whole it felt 'overripe' by turns), it had limite...more
Of the original novel (to which this adaptation is remarkably faithful), I can only say that while the understated vigour and inventiveness of the language are commendable (but on the whole it felt 'overripe' by turns), it had limite...more
Review from my blog, http://rosesandvellum.blogspot.com/
May contain a few spoilers for anyone who has never read the book:
When I was younger, The Great Gatsby was my favourite book. I kept it by my bedside and read it over and over again. I also loved the movie with Robert Redford. Several years ago, I was excited to find this graphic novel adaptation. I love graphic novels, and I am always interested to see how stories translate into different media: Novel, graphic novel, film. This book did no...more
May contain a few spoilers for anyone who has never read the book:
When I was younger, The Great Gatsby was my favourite book. I kept it by my bedside and read it over and over again. I also loved the movie with Robert Redford. Several years ago, I was excited to find this graphic novel adaptation. I love graphic novels, and I am always interested to see how stories translate into different media: Novel, graphic novel, film. This book did no...more
The Great Gatsby is just one of those novels that’s so exquisitely written it makes me ache. Now, take that excruciatingly beautiful prose and lovely tragic story, and make all the characters strange sea creatures – and then you’ve got something really freaking cool. Gatsby as a seahorse is somehow more endearing, Nick as a sea-slug (or something?) is adorably naive and relatable, Daisy as an indefinable dandelion-headed creature is just wonderfully gorgeous, and the more contemptible characters...more
This was ok... I wish I would have read the original Great Gatsby before reading this, but I did get the storyline. The illustrations however, were super weird. Greenberg turned everyone into weird sea-ish creatures that were super creepy. And I don't even know WHAT the colored folk were supposed to be but they were blobs, each with 2 hands coming out of their heads - and they acutally used those hands to serve food! Like I said uber-weird, but I still got the idea of the story. I still hope to...more
I was a bit sceptical about this book. The characters from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby are various sorts of creatures and monsters. Jay Gatsby is a seahorse.
Graphic adaptations can be a tricky business, but Nicki Greenberg's version of The Great Gatsby was done well. She distills F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing, and in doing so, highlights the genius of his craft. (On a side note, Greenberg did a great job with the letter. It's quite beautiful.)
I haven't read The Great Gatsby since hi...more
Graphic adaptations can be a tricky business, but Nicki Greenberg's version of The Great Gatsby was done well. She distills F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing, and in doing so, highlights the genius of his craft. (On a side note, Greenberg did a great job with the letter. It's quite beautiful.)
I haven't read The Great Gatsby since hi...more
This was one of my favourite books in 2010. I've read the original Gatsby a couple of times over the years, and liked it, but I could never quite remember the plot afterward. This version has really stuck in my head. The illustrations have just the right melancholy mood, and I loved how the characters are depicted - I'll always think of Daisy as a pretty, spindly necked puffball.
I first heard about this book in an Age article last year. The very idea of a literary classic like The Great Gatsby being translated into a visual medium seemed to me very ambitious and exciting.
Sure enough, it doesn't disappoint! Greenberg has a lovely sensitivity in her illustrations, punctuated by unique hand lettering, exuding the romantic, nostalgic notions of the narrator. The photo album format as a premise for the storytelling is a clever one too. Despite the glaring fact that Greenberg...more
Sure enough, it doesn't disappoint! Greenberg has a lovely sensitivity in her illustrations, punctuated by unique hand lettering, exuding the romantic, nostalgic notions of the narrator. The photo album format as a premise for the storytelling is a clever one too. Despite the glaring fact that Greenberg...more
My first foray into the world of graphic novels.
I was a little sceptical as this book is such a classic, however Nicki Greenberg's drawings worked beautifully with F Scott Fitzgerald 's stunning prose. I loved the way she depicted the characters and the expressions on their faces!
I was a little sceptical as this book is such a classic, however Nicki Greenberg's drawings worked beautifully with F Scott Fitzgerald 's stunning prose. I loved the way she depicted the characters and the expressions on their faces!
It was a good book, but it was a little confusing with the post cards and everything. It was weird how all these people died and their deaths weren't really explained so you were left like..."So why DID they die?" "Who ACTUALLY killed them?"
I borrowed this one from the university library and absolutely loved it! I thought it was just as good as the original and the illustrations added a sort of whimsy to the book that was just fantastic!
I really want my own copy now!
I really want my own copy now!
I read it for school obviously. I liked it Ok. I enjoyed that it was a period piece and was able to transport you to another time in history. The story I thought was just ok. I didn't care to much for the characters.
Great story. Brilliant, quirky adaptation.
I had been curious about graphic novels for quite some time but like a hesitant spectator loitering on the edge of a busker’s crowd I had yet to take the plunge in to see what all the fuss was about. That is until I heard that a graphic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, had been released. I knew that I had to read it.
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An off-beat adaptation of a classic novel.
A charming adaptation of one of my favorite novels.
Feb 21, 2010
columbialion
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Every American
Recommended to columbialion by:
First school, then me
THE classic from the great American author
Jan 21, 2011
Suzy
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LOVED IT 18 years ago!
Oct 18, 2010
Bonnie
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4 of 5 stars
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I have attempted to read the original of this before, but gave up pretty quickly. In the original the characters were too self absorbed and pompous for me to handle, so when I saw this at the library I decided it was an opportunity to find out what the story was without driving myself up the wall again.
For my whole review check out my blog post. I know that can be annoying, but it includes pictures and links.
For my whole review check out my blog post. I know that can be annoying, but it includes pictures and links.
Fairly enjoyable. Probably better off reading the novel, though....
This book was just simply ok in my eyes.I felt like i was forcing myself to finish.However there were moments that did feel a little intrested to find out what was going to happen next.Even though the Great Gatsby is only about 150 pages it took me more than a week to finish it.
This is amazing - and you're only able to get it in Australia because the text is in the public domain there. Aren't illegal books exciting? Totally weird and wonderful.
I thought this was a wonderful adaptation of The Great Gatsby. The illustrations are probably not what you would expect, but I loved them all the same.
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Loved reading it in school still one of my faves
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Nicki Greenberg is a writer and illustrator with a special interest in sequential art narrative - a fancy way of describing comics.
Nicki's first books, The Digits series, were published when she was fifteen years old, and sold more than 380,000 copies. Since then, she has devoted most of her ink to comics, but has also written and illustrated fiction and non-fiction books for children.
At seventeen...more
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Nicki's first books, The Digits series, were published when she was fifteen years old, and sold more than 380,000 copies. Since then, she has devoted most of her ink to comics, but has also written and illustrated fiction and non-fiction books for children.
At seventeen...more
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