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Oh that green light. The image of Gatsby trembling and reaching for the green light is so outstandingly beautiful. The green light may represent something different to everyone, but we all have a green light and that's what makes Gatsby so very human.
If I were stranded on a desert island and could only have one book...this would be the one! Since high school I have read it about 4 times and it gets better everytime.
I vividly recall reading it in high school. Sitting on my bed in my parents home ...more
If I were stranded on a desert island and could only have one book...this would be the one! Since high school I have read it about 4 times and it gets better everytime.
I vividly recall reading it in high school. Sitting on my bed in my parents home ...more
This book didn't really "do" much for me, and saying that sort of thing about a classic always makes me feel as if I'm somehow uncultured. But for a story that's basically a character study (without a ton of plot to drive it), I felt like we only skimmed the surface of the characters. There were a lot of places where my interest/mind wandered, and I didn't really care enough to pull it back. The love "square" between Daisy, Tom, Gatsby, and Myrtle held my interest, but ended in a way that seemed
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I can see why this book endures. Beautifully written, paints a vivid picture of the roaring twenties through the lens of an outsider's perspective of one dysfunctional and tragic love affair. I imagine if I dissected the book I could go on about literary elements, understated allegories, etc., but I read it just for enjoyment. That it can still be read solely for enjoyment after being hailed as a classic for nearly 100 years speaks volumes.
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I don't know why high schoolers are supposed to get something out of this book. I am sure that if I read it today, I would maybe have at least a little insight and understand some of the overreaching themes that apparently make this book such a 20th century American touchstone, but when I was 16?? Come on.
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