The Great Gatsby in Around the World in 80 Books

Feb 16, 2013 Nadine in NY Jones rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, re-read, nyc, literary-schmiterary, era-early-1900s, classic, 1001-books

He knew that when he kissed this girl, and forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God. So he waited, listening for a moment longer to the tuning-fork that had been struck upon a star. Then he kissed her. At his lips’ touch she blossomed for him like a flower and the incarnation was complete.

I remember liking-but-not-loving this when I read it in high school, many years ago. Almost forty years later, I've read it again, ...more

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Apr 25, 2013 Amy Nash Parker rated it liked it

Probably closer to 4 stars but would I read it again? Not sure. Glad to finally read the classic book and once again realize that the same stories play out generation after generation. Such a tragic ending for a guy just trying to impress a girl.

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Apr 27, 2025 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: literature, classic, america, 1001-books

I've reread this after almost ten years, and I can say I enjoyed the story and the characters more than when I read it for the first time. The first time felt like I was studying it for school lol even though I never read this for school, obviously. I spent too much time focusing on the metaphors, motifs, etc.

But this time I tried to enjoy the story - all the flawed characters and the things leading to the tragedy at the end of the book. I'm glad I decided to go back to classics this year and r ...more

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Oct 22, 2012 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classic, bbi, romance, tragedy, america, new-york

Oh wow. What an emotionally intense book! Lots of metaphors, but basically the story is about a guy who is longing to repeat his past - and can't cope with the reality that it is impossible! I like the way the story revealed, but I'm not sure about the ending though. It is too much for me. Anyway, I can't wait to see the movie though. Mr. DiCaprio would be perfecto as the Great Gatsby :) ...more

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