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The Great Gatsby
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This was one of those books that bored me to tears when I was young and foolish. I'm so glad I gave it a …more

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Bridget
Sep 16, 2013 rated it it was amazing
JUNE 2024: So it's definitely not annual, but I get a strong urge to read this most summers! :) I bought a Penguin Vitae copy at a indie bookstore last year and finally got around to reading it. The introduction to this version is Mine Jin Lee, and I loved a part near the conclusion of her essay:

"I reach writing, and my students ask me what they should write. I tell them to write about the things that trouble them most.
Why? they ask.
The subjects that keep you up at night will keep you at your
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Janine DiVasta
Mar 06, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: classics
I read this book in high school and decided to read it again. Years later I still found the characters in this book to be shallow, especially Tom and Daisy. Looking forward to seeing the new movie version of the Great Gatsby, I saw the Robert Redford version and loved it.
Amy Discenza
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Jason
Apr 28, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: for-teens
Claire Talbot
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Mary Jo
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Lee Ann
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Aubrey
Mar 10, 2010 rated it it was ok
Annalise
Jan 27, 2011 rated it it was ok
Katie
Oct 14, 2011 rated it liked it
Shelves: classic
Colleen
Feb 22, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Margaret
Mar 04, 2012 marked it as to-read
Cortney
Apr 06, 2012 marked it as to-read
Susan Spratling
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Amy
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Anne Brown
Mar 10, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Mary Ann
Apr 10, 2013 rated it it was ok
Shelves: book-club
Michelle Finn
May 24, 2013 rated it really liked it
Carl Gouveia
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Chad Cunningham
Nov 23, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Sarah
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Rachel
Jan 19, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: classics
Maria
Feb 19, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fiction, 1920s, long, island
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