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I read this back in high school, but I don’t remember it having the impact on me that it had on me now.
This has to be one of the best books I’ve ever read.
Gatsby is America. He comes from poor stock, people to whom he is only loosely connected. Gatsby is a self-made man, but don’t look too closely at how he made his fortune. Gatsby is fascinated by the beautiful, the rich, the flashy, and his goal in life becomes to be part of that world. At his core, Gatsby is deeply lonely and has no one with ...more
This has to be one of the best books I’ve ever read.
Gatsby is America. He comes from poor stock, people to whom he is only loosely connected. Gatsby is a self-made man, but don’t look too closely at how he made his fortune. Gatsby is fascinated by the beautiful, the rich, the flashy, and his goal in life becomes to be part of that world. At his core, Gatsby is deeply lonely and has no one with ...more
I disliked this the first time I read it in High School. It grew on me the second time I read it.
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