From the Bookshelf of Classics for Beginners…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
April 2019: The Crucible
By ☯Emily , moderator · 10 posts · 40 views
By ☯Emily , moderator · 10 posts · 40 views
last updated May 09, 2019 05:21AM
showing 10 of 22 topics
view all »
Other topics mentioning this book
Charity's Classics-Written From Tragedy
By Charity · 12 posts · 43 views
By Charity · 12 posts · 43 views
last updated Nov 14, 2011 07:40PM
Emily's Personal Classics
By ☯Emily , moderator · 9 posts · 130 views
By ☯Emily , moderator · 9 posts · 130 views
last updated Dec 25, 2015 10:41AM
What's Your Favorite Classic?
By deleted member · 261 posts · 1228 views
By deleted member · 261 posts · 1228 views
last updated Jul 22, 2016 02:49PM
What Members Thought
The first time I read The Great Gatsby I was in high school and I had no desire to read it. I found the story to be stupid and boring and the characters to be shallow. I will never understand having high schoolers read this novel.
My second reading was significantly better. I still find the characters to be rather shallow. The story line is not incredibly intriguing. But the beauty of this novel is the language and the sense of melancholy that Fitzgerald is able to plunge his reader into.
Best b ...more
My second reading was significantly better. I still find the characters to be rather shallow. The story line is not incredibly intriguing. But the beauty of this novel is the language and the sense of melancholy that Fitzgerald is able to plunge his reader into.
Best b ...more
Mar 30, 2010
Kelstar
marked it as to-read
May 14, 2010
Azlinawati
marked it as to-read
May 15, 2010
Nisa
added it
Jun 18, 2010
Siya Kumar
marked it as to-read
Apr 14, 2011
Genna
added it
