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The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Start date: November 1, 2012

Finish date: December 1, 2012

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Mar 06, 2013 Yona Racheva rated it really liked it

Shelves: classics

The book was a little hard for understanding, but it was very easy to read and I enjoyed it, although it was quite sad. I hate to think about people in the light they are shown but they are in fact just that - egoistic, thinking only about themselves and money, they don't care about the feelings of others and etc.
In the end one can only trust himself.

I decided to read it when I saw the trailer for the new movie (2013) with Leonardo DiCaprio and I'm definitely not sorry for trying it out.
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Jan 01, 2012 Parikhit rated it it was amazing

Shelves: classics, america

If there’s one book that can creep into your system to find a permanent place it has to be Fitzgerald’s ‘The Great Gatsby’. I do not know how but I was under the impression that the book was about the Great Depression. But surprisingly, apart a lingering depression, there is no connection. Amidst all the glitz and glamour, amidst all the merry-making and joyfulness there is a turbulence of crumbling dreams.

It is the 1920s and money and power are all that matter to tower high in growing America. ...more

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