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F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby: A Graphic Novel
The enduring tale of passion, class struggle, and the American dream is now in a colorful graphic novel format.
In this colorful graphic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, readers are drawn into a tale rich with the universal themes of passion, class struggle, and the pursuit of the American dream. At the height of the Jazz Age in the 1920s, the young millionaire Jay Gatsby hosts extravagant parties at his Long Island mansion, but his true persona is an enigma to even his next-door neighbor Nick Carraway. Illustrator Pete Katz’s stunning scenes capture all the glamour and heartache of Gatsby’s life in brilliant detail, introducing a new generation of readers to Fitzgerald’s masterpiece.
In this colorful graphic adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, readers are drawn into a tale rich with the universal themes of passion, class struggle, and the pursuit of the American dream. At the height of the Jazz Age in the 1920s, the young millionaire Jay Gatsby hosts extravagant parties at his Long Island mansion, but his true persona is an enigma to even his next-door neighbor Nick Carraway. Illustrator Pete Katz’s stunning scenes capture all the glamour and heartache of Gatsby’s life in brilliant detail, introducing a new generation of readers to Fitzgerald’s masterpiece.
128 pages, Hardcover
Published September 6, 2022
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Pete Katz
11 books22 followersPete Katz is a half-Irish, half-Greek illustrator & writer, born in the East End of London. He has been a freelance illustrator for almost twenty years and has worked for clients including; Image Comics, Oxfam, Harvey Nichols, Barnes & Noble and the British Museum. As well as illustrating his graphic novels, he wrote the scripts for; The Prophet, The Art of War, The Raven, Frankenstein and Beauty & The Beast. As well as working on graphic novels he also produces portraits, t-shirt graphics and other commissions.
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March 21, 2024
The Great Gatsby is a classic among the great books of it's and any era. Told from the view point of Nick Carraway a close friend of Gatsby (if he had any) we find a sad persona in the form of Jay Gatsby.
The graphic novel treats the story with the same reverence as the original book, adding to it a beautiful illustration that makes the reader fell (like the movie) that they are a part of the life of the story, hence building a rapport with the character of Nick.
The books artwork is sensational to say the very least as is the inking that gives the story both the gaiety of the time and at the same time belays the sadness of the era. The Jazz era was (for me) more about hiding the desperation of the time than it was about it's prosperity and this was Jay Gatsby in a shell.
An excellent read as is the novel, this beautiful addition on the outside adds as much to the story as the contents within.
The graphic novel treats the story with the same reverence as the original book, adding to it a beautiful illustration that makes the reader fell (like the movie) that they are a part of the life of the story, hence building a rapport with the character of Nick.
The books artwork is sensational to say the very least as is the inking that gives the story both the gaiety of the time and at the same time belays the sadness of the era. The Jazz era was (for me) more about hiding the desperation of the time than it was about it's prosperity and this was Jay Gatsby in a shell.
An excellent read as is the novel, this beautiful addition on the outside adds as much to the story as the contents within.
July 16, 2024
2024 reads: 194/250
this is a graphic novel adaptation of the great gatsby. the great gatsby is one of my favorite classic novels, so i was excited to see how this adaptation compared. i think the art style matched the story, and i’d say most of the plot points that i can remember from the original were included here. i’d recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the original and likes graphic novels!
this is a graphic novel adaptation of the great gatsby. the great gatsby is one of my favorite classic novels, so i was excited to see how this adaptation compared. i think the art style matched the story, and i’d say most of the plot points that i can remember from the original were included here. i’d recommend this to anyone who enjoyed the original and likes graphic novels!
December 20, 2022
4.25 ⭐️ My best friend gifted this book to me, and I actually had no idea that there was a graphic novel version of The Great Gatsby. I think it’s such a cool concept, and I’m in love with the art style. This was a really quick read, but I still took my time to pause and pay close attention to the illustrations. Pete Katz did an excellent job at depicting so many little details from the book. This was a fun read, and I would definitely recommend it for fans of the original book. I was glad that many of the iconic quotes I remember from the book made it into this graphic novel. This is obviously a more condensed version of the book, but it still stayed true to the story and included all the main points. I could totally see myself rereading this in the future, especially since it was such a fast read. My rating for the original book is 4 stars, but I’m giving this graphic novel 4.25 stars because I feel like the illustrations really elevated my experience of the story. Lastly, Gatsby deserved better. I will forever hate Daisy and Tom Buchanan. 🫠
January 22, 2022
This was an ok graphic novel but I do have to say that it didn’t really do a good job on the details. It has been a while since I’ve read The Great Gatsby but I wish that they got into the details like the green light and the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, like the eyes were barely talked about and showed once. It still made me feel the same emotions when I read the book originally like my dislikement of Daisy and Tom. I feel like this is a good graphic novel if you just want to know the key points of The Great Gatsby or show this to younger adults about the book.
August 3, 2023
I think this adaptation is perfectly stunning. However, many don't believe the original story is nothing to praise. I love this book with my whole heart, and will continue to praise it for as long as I shall live. Yeah, I said that. I love seeing my favorite books adapted into different forms ( except movies. There are only a select few that are comparable to the book.) I think this graphic novel adaptation was stunning, and really captured the glitz and glam of the jazz age. It felt elegant, but scandalous all at the same time.
January 3, 2023
this was my last read of 2022. i love the great gatsby novel so much, i HAD to pick up this graphic novel version. the illustrations are so vivid and beautiful. it really allows you to visualize the scenes and see them come to life on paper. i like how many original quotes were kept in this version. the simplification of the story for the sake of this format was actually written well. i recommend this graphic novel to all lovers of gatsby.
April 29, 2023
This is the third Gatsby graphic novel adaptation I've read. Of the three, this one has the most dramatic, comic-like art and style. However, it's the least magical. The adaptation of the text removes the most stirring descriptions and sums up portions in simplistic, too-literal ways. It's good-looking but vacant, much like the life Gatsby constructed.
April 3, 2024
Gorgeous art for a gorgeous story!
October 8, 2025
finally first book that i have finished since september! definitely would recommend if the great gatsby was confusing. you are able to visualize the storyline.
June 24, 2022
Graphic novel version of one of my favorite books. Enjoyable read.
January 3, 2024
The Roaring Twenties are in full swing, but Nick Carraway is not as enamored with life as some of his friends. He has just moved from Minnesota to New York, specifically the unpopular area of the nouveau riche of Long Island, West Egg, where he is renting a house next to a very mysterious young man. Jay Gatsby throws parties every Saturday, grand affairs filled with people, but as Nick gets to know him better along with his friends - Tom and Daisy - he learns that the face one presents to the world is not always the truth of one's heart. The past is not all roses no matter how we may wish it to be, dreams will not win over reality, and the American dream is not all glitter and gold.
A lot of people challenged this book - and still challenge it - when it first came out, citing language, sexual components, and violence, but I cannot help but wonder if it wasn't actually the way The Great Gatsby portrayed the American dream. No patriot likes criticism of the great and glorious Land of the Free. As it is, I could only find a couple of religious organizations and one college (also with religious affiliations) that actually banned the book. These days, people normally complain about The Great Gatsby because "terrible themes and problematic romantic portrayals." That's... that's literally the entire point of the book. The people being portrayed are not good people, they make horrible decisions, and then they have to suffer the consequences of their actions. They aren't heroes. They are just people who let money, social status, and desire take over their common sense.
Three things I like about this book: For better and worse, these people are very realistic and relatable. Our narrator - Nick - is a little unreliable because while he tries to remain ambivalent, the world of the Great Gatsby appeals to him, and he has to fight against his head and his desires. Gatsby is a jerk, and yet there is something undeniably sad about him that makes me interested in his story despite his jerkiness.
Three things I did not like about this book: Sometimes the style of the writing made it difficult to follow and understand. The entire book - well, the twenty's in general - is just so depressing. (Yeah, I know, that's the point, but I'm not used to reading tragedies.) Pretty much all of the characters are unlikeable despite how intriguing they are. (Again, the point, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.)
This is not a book I look forward to reading again, but I'd strongly recommend it to anyone (keeping in mind it does have some violence, language, referenced but not graphic sex, and deep social commentary). It is truly a classic that is worthy of its place among the classics.
A lot of people challenged this book - and still challenge it - when it first came out, citing language, sexual components, and violence, but I cannot help but wonder if it wasn't actually the way The Great Gatsby portrayed the American dream. No patriot likes criticism of the great and glorious Land of the Free. As it is, I could only find a couple of religious organizations and one college (also with religious affiliations) that actually banned the book. These days, people normally complain about The Great Gatsby because "terrible themes and problematic romantic portrayals." That's... that's literally the entire point of the book. The people being portrayed are not good people, they make horrible decisions, and then they have to suffer the consequences of their actions. They aren't heroes. They are just people who let money, social status, and desire take over their common sense.
Three things I like about this book: For better and worse, these people are very realistic and relatable. Our narrator - Nick - is a little unreliable because while he tries to remain ambivalent, the world of the Great Gatsby appeals to him, and he has to fight against his head and his desires. Gatsby is a jerk, and yet there is something undeniably sad about him that makes me interested in his story despite his jerkiness.
Three things I did not like about this book: Sometimes the style of the writing made it difficult to follow and understand. The entire book - well, the twenty's in general - is just so depressing. (Yeah, I know, that's the point, but I'm not used to reading tragedies.) Pretty much all of the characters are unlikeable despite how intriguing they are. (Again, the point, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.)
This is not a book I look forward to reading again, but I'd strongly recommend it to anyone (keeping in mind it does have some violence, language, referenced but not graphic sex, and deep social commentary). It is truly a classic that is worthy of its place among the classics.
November 3, 2024
Der große Gatsby (nach F. Scott Fitzgerald) – illustriert von Pete Katz
Nick Carraway zieht nach Long Island, um dort als Börsenmakler zu arbeiten. Er lernt seinen Nachbarn kennen, den mysteriösen Millionär Jay Gatsby, der für seine extravaganten Partys bekannt ist. Es stellt sich heraus, dass beide Männer Daisy Buchanan kennen, denn sie ist zum einen Nicks Cousine, zum anderen die Jugendliebe von Jay. Daisy ist jedoch mit Tom Buchanan verheiratet, der es mit der Treue aber nicht ganz so genau nimmt.
Jay möchte Daisy für sich gewinnen und mit Unterstützung von Nick gelingt ihm ein Wiedersehen … ist dies der Beginn einer neuen großen Liebe?
Basierend auf dem Klassiker von F. Scott Fitzgerald über die amerikanische Gesellschaft der 1920er Jahre, in dem es um Liebe, Leidenschaft, Verlust und Sehnsucht geht schafft Pete Katz mit seinen Bildern die ganz besondere Art und Weise die Geschichte zum Leben zu erwecken.
Die Zeichnungen im Art-Deco-Stil mit den stimmigen Farben und Mustern haben für mich die außergewöhnlichen Partys, den ausschweifenden Lebensstil und den Glamour der damaligen Zeit lebendig werden lassen. Auch die Liebesgeschichte von Daisy und Jay wird in schönen Bildern wiedergegeben, wobei es Pete Katz hervorragend gelingt, in den Gesichtern der Figuren die jeweilige Situation widerzuspiegeln.
Es gibt in den Zeichnungen unzählige wunderbare Kleinigkeiten und Details zu entdecken.
Der amerikanische Traum, aber auch die soziale Ungleichheit und vor allem die Emotionen der Charaktere fängt Pete Katz großartig mit seinen Bildern ein.
Im kommenden Jahr feiert „Der große Gatsby“ seinen 100 Geburtstag – und ist noch immer lesenswert, sei es als Roman oder als Comicbuch Gatsby 2.0
Ich bin begeistert von dieser tollen Graphic Novel!
Große Leseempfehlung!
Nick Carraway zieht nach Long Island, um dort als Börsenmakler zu arbeiten. Er lernt seinen Nachbarn kennen, den mysteriösen Millionär Jay Gatsby, der für seine extravaganten Partys bekannt ist. Es stellt sich heraus, dass beide Männer Daisy Buchanan kennen, denn sie ist zum einen Nicks Cousine, zum anderen die Jugendliebe von Jay. Daisy ist jedoch mit Tom Buchanan verheiratet, der es mit der Treue aber nicht ganz so genau nimmt.
Jay möchte Daisy für sich gewinnen und mit Unterstützung von Nick gelingt ihm ein Wiedersehen … ist dies der Beginn einer neuen großen Liebe?
Basierend auf dem Klassiker von F. Scott Fitzgerald über die amerikanische Gesellschaft der 1920er Jahre, in dem es um Liebe, Leidenschaft, Verlust und Sehnsucht geht schafft Pete Katz mit seinen Bildern die ganz besondere Art und Weise die Geschichte zum Leben zu erwecken.
Die Zeichnungen im Art-Deco-Stil mit den stimmigen Farben und Mustern haben für mich die außergewöhnlichen Partys, den ausschweifenden Lebensstil und den Glamour der damaligen Zeit lebendig werden lassen. Auch die Liebesgeschichte von Daisy und Jay wird in schönen Bildern wiedergegeben, wobei es Pete Katz hervorragend gelingt, in den Gesichtern der Figuren die jeweilige Situation widerzuspiegeln.
Es gibt in den Zeichnungen unzählige wunderbare Kleinigkeiten und Details zu entdecken.
Der amerikanische Traum, aber auch die soziale Ungleichheit und vor allem die Emotionen der Charaktere fängt Pete Katz großartig mit seinen Bildern ein.
Im kommenden Jahr feiert „Der große Gatsby“ seinen 100 Geburtstag – und ist noch immer lesenswert, sei es als Roman oder als Comicbuch Gatsby 2.0
Ich bin begeistert von dieser tollen Graphic Novel!
Große Leseempfehlung!
August 9, 2022
"AND I HOPE SHE'LL BE A FOOL. THAT'S THE BEST THING A GIRL CAN BE IN THIS WORLD, A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL"
HIS SMILE WAS MORE THAN LINDERSTANDING. IT RADIATED ETERNAL REASSURANCE AND A BELIEF IN YOU THAT YOU WISHED YOU YOURSELF FELT.
I SAID TO MYSELF: "THERE'S THE KIND OF MAN YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE HOME AND INTRODUCE TO YOUR MOTHER AND SISTER."
"GASTSBY! THEY'RE A ROTTEN CROWD. YOU'RE WORTH THE WHOLE DAMN BUNCH PUT TOGETHER!"
THEY WERE CARELESS PEOPLE, TOM AND DAISY. THEY SMASHED UP THINGS AND CREATURES AND THEN RETREATED BACK INTO THEIR VAST MONEY AND CARELESSNESS, OR WHATEVER IT WAS THAT KEPT THEM TOGETHER, AND LET OTHER PEOPLE CLEAN UP THEIR MESS.
Sorry the quotes are in all caps I copy and pasted from the text and I didn’t feel like re-typing lol.
I don’t know how anyone can dislike this story. The Great Gatsby is my second favorite classic. I’ve consumed the novel, the movies, and now the graphic novel. It’s pure perfection and I still stand by my statement that Daisy was pure trash and Gatsby deserved better! I think one of my favorite commentaries this book makes is about money and how people like Daisy and Tom view themselves in the world since they have money. Also one of my favorite moments of symbolisms in the story is the “Eyes of God” with the billboard next to Wilson’s garage. I enjoyed the literary elements you can discuss with this novel and it makes me miss 11th grade English lol. The illustrations are so pretty and I just love having this in my collection.
HIS SMILE WAS MORE THAN LINDERSTANDING. IT RADIATED ETERNAL REASSURANCE AND A BELIEF IN YOU THAT YOU WISHED YOU YOURSELF FELT.
I SAID TO MYSELF: "THERE'S THE KIND OF MAN YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE HOME AND INTRODUCE TO YOUR MOTHER AND SISTER."
"GASTSBY! THEY'RE A ROTTEN CROWD. YOU'RE WORTH THE WHOLE DAMN BUNCH PUT TOGETHER!"
THEY WERE CARELESS PEOPLE, TOM AND DAISY. THEY SMASHED UP THINGS AND CREATURES AND THEN RETREATED BACK INTO THEIR VAST MONEY AND CARELESSNESS, OR WHATEVER IT WAS THAT KEPT THEM TOGETHER, AND LET OTHER PEOPLE CLEAN UP THEIR MESS.
Sorry the quotes are in all caps I copy and pasted from the text and I didn’t feel like re-typing lol.
I don’t know how anyone can dislike this story. The Great Gatsby is my second favorite classic. I’ve consumed the novel, the movies, and now the graphic novel. It’s pure perfection and I still stand by my statement that Daisy was pure trash and Gatsby deserved better! I think one of my favorite commentaries this book makes is about money and how people like Daisy and Tom view themselves in the world since they have money. Also one of my favorite moments of symbolisms in the story is the “Eyes of God” with the billboard next to Wilson’s garage. I enjoyed the literary elements you can discuss with this novel and it makes me miss 11th grade English lol. The illustrations are so pretty and I just love having this in my collection.
April 24, 2024
It's been incredible to get to see how many beautiful versions of this novel are being created now that it's public domain. This is actually the second illustrated version of The Great Gatsby that I read, and I liked noticing what was done differently between both versions. This chose which scenes to adapt/cut down perfectly, as nothing was missing from the full story but lines and moments were edited to better fit the amount of space here. The artwork was stunning, and I especially loved how Daisy and Gatsby were drawn.
February 17, 2023
Really pretty, but like most graphic novel adaptations of an actual novel, I found it laking in some respects. Even with the visual element to them, graphic novels have to try and tell a synthesized version of a story, which isn’t always easy… Anywho… a great addition to any book collection ✨✨
January 14, 2024
I love this adaptation. Gatsby is one of my favorite stories and this version really gave me the feelings and themes I wanted without having to read the whole book. Not my favorite art style of the graphic novel adaptations I've read but still solid.
February 10, 2024
Today, it is getting harder and harder to inspire the love of classics in teen readers. I purchased this copy to preview as a possible substitution for the novel, and I was not disappointed. The images are decadent and important dialogue/ meaningful prose is still included in this adaptation.
March 16, 2022
school
December 25, 2022
I'm not a fan of graphic novels but I got this as a gift, so I still read it. The story itself is amazing tho.
January 16, 2023
Still love this book even though it’s heartbreaking for gatsby. The artwork was so beautiful
February 7, 2023
This is a beautiful graphic novel of the classic story, The Great Gatsby. The artwork is gorgeous!
February 6, 2024
I liked this graphic novel of Gatsby a lot better than the other one I've read, and overall, I think it did a good job capturing the original novel.
May 14, 2024
Great illustrations!!
November 18, 2024
Wonderful illustrations and true enough to the story.
January 17, 2025
The weakest of the four graphic novelizations I read, simply due to it altering the text the most.
May 23, 2025
Speed record: 1.5 hrs
June 19, 2025
Read this in translation--Le Gatsby Magnifique--and enjoyed the story more, even if the beauty of the writing was diminished.
April 6, 2024
Toto bylo moc milé!💚
February 1, 2024
A less-dense version of the original. What more can I say?
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