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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
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Alison
Feb 20, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Tragic poignant story. Just finished it and my mind is swarming with thoughts. Loved Fitzgerald writing and the description of the people and areas dominating Long Island. At times the story was a bit dragging and dull, sometimes verging on the pointless. There were times however when the exciting diction led to an escalation in the story. It's also brimming with symbolism, which I would also love to study more in detail. Bleak ending though. 3.5/4 stars ...more
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Amélie
Oct 04, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics
Although it took me a while to read it (mainly because I got an e-reader in between...), it was a surprisingly short text. I mean that, knowing it was a classic and all, I expected it to be longer. But short it is, and concise, and really interesting.

The main characters are quite complex in nature, and I'd actually love to take a class in Literature to see how everything is broken down. One thing I will do, though, is reread it someday. Because I liked it. And it was well written. And I think I ...more
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Apr 28, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Abigail
Jan 19, 2013 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: re-reading-for-the-2nd-time, 2013-goodreads-book-challenge, 2013-book-to-movie-challenge, books2movies-club-2013-challenge, james-books, audiobooks
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Eva
Nov 13, 2010 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Marija I
Nov 14, 2010 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: my-book-shelf
Katie
Dec 19, 2010 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Judy F
Jan 21, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
zoe
Apr 07, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Wen
Jun 29, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Ruo Nan
Nov 26, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 4-stars
Sharon
Feb 04, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: literature-and-fiction
Vik
Apr 18, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: favorites
Kayla
Jun 06, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Tsahai Makeda
Nov 29, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Magda
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Prakriti Singh
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