The Great Gatsby in CPL's Book a Week Challenge

Aug 04, 2011 Carrie rated it really liked it

Okay, okay... I know. This is a classic work of American Literature. And Fitzgerald writes really beautiful prose. But when I'm reading, I need to have a character to root for--and I could not find one in this entire novel. Pretty much everyone is either cheating or helping someone cheat. Still... it's a nice snapshot of the "Jazz Age" and I love all the symbolism and the richness of the prose, so I can't say I didn't like it. I did. I just didn't love it because I couldn't really get behind any ...more

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Jan 03, 2009 Jan rated it it was ok

It was mandatory reading in high school. Not really fond of the story. It was ok...just not my cup of tea as i recall

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Jul 15, 2009 Donna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

super tragic just like I like 'em...a classic...Fitzgerald is the master of describing decadence. ...more

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Jan 22, 2009 Allyson rated it really liked it

I love this book every time I read it. It's just a great story; no wonder it's become a classic. Fitzgerald wanted to write something different, something that would leave a mark on the literary world. He certainly did. I do not believe he had any idea it would become a classic though. The story endures decades later and it still relevant. ...more

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Sep 10, 2011 Katie Walton rated it liked it

Shelves: not-ya, honestly-i-lost-interest, required-reading

I didn't honestly value the beauty of the words in this book until I saw the movie. That's weird isn't it? Whatever, I'm not here to spread lies.

I really respect what Fitzgerald did, but I wish my first experience with this had been as an adult not as a high school student being forced to read it. ...more

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