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By Kerri , the sane one · 89 posts · 198 views
By Kerri , the sane one · 89 posts · 198 views
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Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby is the bright star of the Jazz Age, but as writer Nick Carraway is drawn into the decadent orbit of his Long Island mansion, where the party never seems to end, he finds himself faced by the mystery of Gatsby's origins and desires. ...more
Young, handsome and fabulously rich, Jay Gatsby is the bright star of the Jazz Age, but as writer Nick Carraway is drawn into the decadent orbit of his Long Island mansion, where the party never seems to end, he finds himself faced by the mystery of Gatsby's origins and desires. ...more
I read this in preparation for seeing Gatz on 14 July with atticus_frog. I hadn't read it since High School and remembered not really liking it much, but couldn't remember exactly why.
And now I do - the characters leave me totally cold. I feel absolutely nothing for them and really can't care less about their privilege-induced ennui. The only reason this got three stars was because the writing is totally lush and it was those moments that kept me going.
So to break it down:
writing & style - 5 s ...more
And now I do - the characters leave me totally cold. I feel absolutely nothing for them and really can't care less about their privilege-induced ennui. The only reason this got three stars was because the writing is totally lush and it was those moments that kept me going.
So to break it down:
writing & style - 5 s ...more
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