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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
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August 1, 2020
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Nico
May 29, 2017 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: hard-to-like-protagonist, some-extremely-annoying-characters, audiobook, bad-love-interest, not-the-most-exciting-plot, thumbs-up-audiobook-narrator, crazy-wtf-moment, witty-dialogue, smartass-characters, hard-to-get-girl
A grizzly and harrowing portrayal of the behind the scenes workings of white-on-white crime in the early 20th century.

Lol, no. It's very well written and well narrated even if the Great Gatsby himself is a poor sad character that's embarrassing to read about for too long. Even Nick, the reserved and contemplative narrator who stands heads and shoulders above the others in terms of core intelligence, is a bit of an idiot on frequent occasions.

SMH.

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Mmars
May 19, 2012 rated it it was amazing
5 stars. Of course. Quintessential.
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Jessica
Jun 26, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites, owned
I am absolutely thrilled I reread this book. 11 years later, I got so much more from this book than I did in high school. The parties makes one want to be there. Fitzgerald does a beautiful job of describing these experiences in a poetic way. He captures the essence of the 20's as well as what true romance can do to a person. Loving something is one thing. But when one takes that love and returns the past, it turns into a leech sucking life away. ...more
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Rika-sama
Apr 23, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: classic
Amanda
Apr 27, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: classics
1 like · 
Quimby
Apr 28, 2012 marked it as to-read
Shelves: short-reads
Holly
May 10, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: classics, wish-list
Brittney
May 31, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Janet
Jul 23, 2012 rated it liked it
Natalie
Jul 26, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Bruna
Jul 31, 2012 rated it it was ok
Kea
Aug 25, 2012 marked it as to-read
Kate
Aug 26, 2012 rated it really liked it
Jason
Sep 14, 2012 rated it really liked it
Shelves: own
1 like · 
Terry Holliger
Oct 03, 2012 rated it really liked it
Stephen
Oct 06, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
1 like · 
Voula (otl1987)
Jan 30, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: romance, historical-fiction, 2015
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Jordan
Mar 29, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Amanda
Jul 16, 2013 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Suzan (Suus Leest)
Sep 24, 2013 rated it really liked it
Patsy
Feb 11, 2014 marked it as to-read
Carri
Mar 03, 2014 rated it it was ok
Shelves: classics
1 like · 
Pianogirl
Jun 20, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: 1001-books, classics
Lindsay
Apr 05, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: z-own, z-own-paperback
Brooklyn
May 07, 2015 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorites
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