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The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Genre: Novel
Published: April 10, 1925
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Genre: Novel
Published: April 10, 1925

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What Members Thought

Jan 04, 2015 Francesca rated it liked it

Written very well but I was disappointed. Likely, having heard of it for a very long time I was expecting something more.

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Feb 12, 2021 Umesh rated it really liked it

Chase things worth chasing, don't waste life after the shiny but shallow people or societies. Thats the strong moral one could draw from this classic.

After finishing the book, it took me a while to digest what happened in the story and why this book is considered such a classic. Infidelities, infatuations or what people think of as love, sham marriages, power of money, or the lack of it, selfishness, it's all there... told in a story without telling any of it. ...more

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Mar 24, 2017 Jamie rated it it was amazing

I am very fond of F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing and have been ever since reading "Love of the Last Tycoon". I loved this book but really wish I had reread it awhile back, before the film came out and refreshed my memory of the story. I think the magic of his story was lost on me due to my recent viewing of the film. Ugh. Disappointed with myself. ...more

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