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May 10, 2015
Jennifer W
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Wasn't sure what it would be about, but after reading and enjoying The Beautiful and Damned, I knew I'd have to get to this one sooner rather than later. I found Gatsby enigmatic, and I'm still not sure I know his story. I didn't expect the crises of marital relationships failing, jealousy, murder, and even a bit of mistaken identity. While it was much parsed down compared to TB&D, which was probably Fitzgerald refining his craft, I can't help but wish there was more of it.
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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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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.
Listened to this via Audible. Jake Gyllenhaal does a great job as the narrator. Great afternoon listen.
I want to re-read this one.
Nov 30, 2009
Alicia
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Oct 09, 2010
Brad
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Abe
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Steven Harbin
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