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Maybe I shouldn't have skimmed this book when I was in college and it was required reading in my American Literature class. I just reread it and found that I should have bypassed a few social events and read this book carefully the first time.
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This is my second time reading this book; I read it I think in high school and it barely made an impression. Now with a lot of time and experience behind me, I much more enjoyed the book and got quite a bit out of it. I've been reading a lot of books centered in the 1920s-30s and this was a fantastic look at that era, capturing the American dream in a time where it descended into decadence.
Gatsby is a powerful literary character - urbane & world-weary. Essentially a man in love, but he creates h ...more
Gatsby is a powerful literary character - urbane & world-weary. Essentially a man in love, but he creates h ...more
The writing is good but the story did nothing for me. When I first read it as a youngster, I thought the characters were a bunch of rich a**holes. They still are (except for you Nick) but I just call them snobs or hipsters now.
I enjoyed this book when I first read it, but I didn't fall in love with it until I taught it. Although it's set in the 1920s, it contains themes that transcend all time periods. Everytime I reread it I notice some new subtlety that had escaped me before. Fitzgerald is a master of language and getting to the heart of human nature. This is one of those books that I think everyone should read at least once.
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This is Ben's favorite book. I just don't understand the significance. Maybe I need to read it again.
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I want to re-read this one.
Nov 30, 2009
Alicia
marked it as to-read
Oct 09, 2010
Brad
marked it as to-read
