From the Bookshelf of Reading the Classics…

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Start date: September 1, 2020

Finish date: September 30, 2020

Discussion: Past Group Reads

Discussion leader: Jenn

Why we're reading this: Chosen in the polls for our September group read.
[close] Chosen in the polls for our September group read.

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of 214 topics — 3,499 comments total

Past Group Reads

* Washington Square - Reading Schedule
By Brian , co-moderator · 3 posts · 28 views

last updated May 08, 2021 11:27AM

* Rebecca Reading Schedule
By Jenn , moderator · 1 post · 25 views

last updated Feb 04, 2021 10:42AM

showing 2 of 2 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Apr 01, 2012 Mr. Twinkie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: best-of-classics, thebest100list, 1920-1930

So maybe "The Great Gatsby" is good at describing the life of the rich overclass during the 1920's but it still puzzles me that this book is rated to be among the greatest litterature in the world. Since a lot of people first "fell in love" with the book at their second reading of it I will give this book a second chance. However, that second chance will not be tomorrow or in the nearby future. At the present moment this book seems to be the product of "Americans love themselves"-litterature; li ...more

Like · see review