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I read The Great Gatsby many years ago, and thanks to an April book club selection, I dusted off my high school copy and re-read this classic tale. Wow! What an amazing piece of literature.
The story is set in Long Island in the midst of the roaring 1920's, a time full of economic prosperity. As seen through the eyes of Nick Carraway, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a story of greed, affairs, forgotten love, lies, deceit, friendships, and deaths.
Throughout the book we are introduced to a web of charact ...more
The story is set in Long Island in the midst of the roaring 1920's, a time full of economic prosperity. As seen through the eyes of Nick Carraway, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a story of greed, affairs, forgotten love, lies, deceit, friendships, and deaths.
Throughout the book we are introduced to a web of charact ...more
I am so happy to have discovered this! I know very little about the age of Jazz and everything that went with it and this story brings it so vividly to life.
I really like Nick and his narration and view of things is refreshing and exciting. Jordan is quite aloof and intriguing and I like that Nick brings out her softer side and their relationship ultimately seems more expressive than that of Daisy and Tom who both seem to be going through the motions of marriage and parenthood, whilst clinging t ...more
I really like Nick and his narration and view of things is refreshing and exciting. Jordan is quite aloof and intriguing and I like that Nick brings out her softer side and their relationship ultimately seems more expressive than that of Daisy and Tom who both seem to be going through the motions of marriage and parenthood, whilst clinging t ...more
I remember enjoying this high school classic. A quick moving story about what is, what could have been, what's genuine, and what's fake. Love affairs, fortune, sprawling ocean front estates all contributing to the decline of morals from West Egg to Valley of the Ashes. I wonder why there is so much symbolism and imagery in this short novel. It's almost as if it was written for the purpose of making classroom discussions or difficult essay questions.
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Great read. Wonderful story. A must read.
Review to follow.
Feb 20, 2010
Zafar Ulhaq
marked it as to-read
Feb 24, 2010
Amy Curtis
marked it as to-read
