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The Great Gatsby
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April 1, 2014
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April 30, 2014
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What Members Thought

rachel
Apr 30, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2010
It's probably only as an adult with years of life lived that one can understand the poignant sadness of that ending. ...more
Janakap
Feb 03, 2011 rated it it was ok
When I first read this book, it was for my 10th grade AP English class, and our teacher, Mr. Ertl, was a huge fan of The Great Gatsby. Our class spent weeks analyzing everything about this book, and then watched the movie. I never understood why this book is considered to be phenomenal. I re-read it last year (2011) and I still couldn't understand why it is considered to be great. The story of the man who is wealthy but can't have the one thing he wants. It may be considered to be a classic, but ...more
Carol
Feb 16, 2010 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction-american
Published in 1925, The Great Gatsby is a classic piece of American fiction. It is a novel of triumph and tragedy, noted for the remarkable way Fitzgerald captured a cross-section of American society.
Dianne Landry
Jun 05, 2012 rated it really liked it
This year's book club pick under the "Classics" category. I really loved this book but knowing that Leonardo DiCaprio is playing the title character in the new movie is a little strange for me. I think Leo is a marvelous actor but throughout the book Gatsby's brilliant smile keeps being mentioned and Leo just doesn't have one. I kept picturing Robert Redford who played the original Jay Gatsby. That is a man with a brilliant smile. ...more
Ginny
One of those books you hear about but I felt it didn’t really live up to the hype.
Lauren Jenkins
Jan 20, 2010 rated it liked it
Alison Harvey
Jan 25, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Catherine
Jan 29, 2010 rated it liked it
Mike
Feb 06, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Su
Feb 18, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Lori
Feb 22, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Nick
Mar 12, 2010 rated it did not like it
Christine Wells
Apr 20, 2010 rated it really liked it
Lisa
Jun 13, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Robert Strupp
Jul 13, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction
Cathy
Apr 24, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Hecka
Jun 04, 2011 marked it as to-read
Summer
Jun 21, 2011 rated it liked it
Bookjazzer2010
Jul 31, 2011 rated it really liked it
J.M. Ford
Aug 30, 2011 marked it as to-read
Jenny
Sep 06, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: should-read
Jackie
Dec 24, 2011 rated it liked it
Emma
Feb 29, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: book-club, favourites
Sam
Apr 19, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Britta
Nov 15, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
Eman Khreisat
May 29, 2013 marked it as to-read
Ashley
Jul 22, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: classics
Kolby
Oct 08, 2013 rated it it was ok