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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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In 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write "something new--something extraordinary and beautiful and simple and intricately patterned." That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned, and yet simple novel became The Great Gatsby. Arguably Fitzgerald's finest work as well as the book for which he is best known, Gatsby is a portrait of the American Jazz Age in all of its decadence and excess that he and Hemingway’s “lost generation” were. It seems to have earned itself a pe
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I initially gave this novel four stars but upon reflection I felt compelled to increase my rating. Mainly because I can't stop thinking about it.
Sometimes you read a novel and think, "That was really good." Then you move on to thoughts of what's for dinner. And then there are those novels you finish and immediately seek out other commentaries and opinions, not only because you're interested in what others thought, but because you just aren't ready to let go of the experience. For me, Gatsby fall ...more
Sometimes you read a novel and think, "That was really good." Then you move on to thoughts of what's for dinner. And then there are those novels you finish and immediately seek out other commentaries and opinions, not only because you're interested in what others thought, but because you just aren't ready to let go of the experience. For me, Gatsby fall ...more
I hadn't read this magnificent novel since my high school and college days. At that time, I found it to be quite dull. This time, however, I came to appreciate the magnificance of this classic work. Perhaps it is due to my having aged a bit, and no doubt my own understanding of the time period aided in my reading this time. For whatever reason, I very much enjoyed this story; its characters came alive for me and I was able to appreciate the end of the era it so aptly portrayed.
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Jul 19, 2010
Livy
rated it
did not like it
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I'm not a big fan of this book. I think it's a glorified soap-opera, I have difficulty seeing it in any other light. I'm sorry, I just can't get past how blown up the plot is.
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Jun 18, 2010
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
Jun 19, 2010
Maria Roubati
marked it as to-read
Sep 28, 2010
Caleb
marked it as to-read
Oct 16, 2011
Eugenia Kim
added it
Oct 17, 2011
Kat
marked it as to-read
