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The Great Gatsby
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Start date
January 1, 2015
Finish date
January 31, 2015
Why we're reading this
Revisit the Shelf Reread, January 2015

Previous Group Reads:
Contemporary Classic Group Read, December 2011

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Andreea
Jul 06, 2010 rated it really liked it
I really enjoyed the fluidity of the prose... Like while I was reading I could see everything taking place around me. That was really really nice.
Mimicha
May 28, 2013 rated it liked it
This book gave a good idea of what it might have been lime summering in the Hamptons in the 20's. I felt that Fitzgerald used big words for the sake of using big words, which I know sounds pretentious especially considering how great of an author Fitzgerald is heralded to be. I would get so lost in the vocabulary and language that the flow of the story got interrupted. The book had some great quotes and concepts and there were some relatable moments. My father admired this era tremendously and i ...more
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