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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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Rachel
Aug 05, 2012 rated it really liked it
One member of book club suggested this title because she had never read it, and it's fun to occasionally revisit something from the old high school English list if only to see how much I've changed in relation to a particular text. F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic was worth the re-read.

Although I still struggled to imagine Gatsby on his own terms and not as Robert Redford in Jack Clayton's blown-out film from the 70s (one, I believe, we watched in class as a supplement to the book), the themes of t
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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
AmberBug com*
This is my second time reading "The Great Gatsby" and this time, as an adult. I'm torn between giving this 3 or 4 stars but I decided on four stars because (view spoiler) Fitzgerald can write some beautiful descriptions and they come across very sharp.

The first time reading this, I was in High School and wasn't quite able to grasp the theme of infidelity. Reading this as an adult, this theme and even the "love story" is e
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BurgendyA
May 12, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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The Great Gatsby is an amazing novel that captures the early 1920s Jazzy age with amazing accuracy of the period of that time. If you enjoy American literature & history it’s definitely a must read. F. Scott Fitzgerald writing was exquisite & brilliant and the higher class of America is excellently portrayed. He has done a beautiful job in creating the setting & characters. As for Fitzgerald's characters, they will make you question a lot about everything you know or think that you know.

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Ray
Oct 10, 2012 rated it really liked it
Like so many others I read this book years and years ago. I don't think I "understood" it then. I think the beauty/horror went right over my head. I'm sure it will haunt me for years. ...more
Katie
Apr 09, 2011 rated it it was amazing
JoLynn
Apr 25, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Apr 26, 2011 rated it liked it
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May 04, 2011 rated it it was amazing
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Jun 14, 2011 rated it really liked it
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Jul 15, 2011 rated it it was amazing
Joni
Aug 04, 2011 rated it did not like it
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Kris
Jan 08, 2012 rated it it was ok
Christine
Jan 23, 2012 rated it really liked it
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Gary Lyons
Jun 10, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Debbie Hughes
Aug 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Charles
Aug 06, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Nate
Apr 07, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Hannah
May 04, 2013 rated it it was amazing
Jessica
Jun 08, 2013 rated it it was ok
Liz
Aug 20, 2013 rated it really liked it
Lindy-Lane
Sep 08, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Nov 18, 2013 rated it really liked it
AyaSuu
Dec 02, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 19, 2014 marked it as to-read
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