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I believe any girl would want a man to love her as Gatsby loved Daisy.
Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning-- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. ...more
Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning-- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past. ...more
Every time I reread this it gets better. Not quite sure it is "the great American novel" but it is in the top ten.
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I hadn't read this magnificent novel since my high school and college days. At that time, I found it to be quite dull. This time, however, I came to appreciate the magnificance of this classic work. Perhaps it is due to my having aged a bit, and no doubt my own understanding of the time period aided in my reading this time. For whatever reason, I very much enjoyed this story; its characters came alive for me and I was able to appreciate the end of the era it so aptly portrayed.
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A lot of students read this at my high school, but to my disappointment none of my English classes required it. I think I read this at the exact right time in my life as I will be turning 30 like Nick Carraway. There is so much I enjoy about this novel. I had been told it was boring and found it to be the opposite. It's a quick read. I fell in love with the characters. I enjoy the ideas about wealth, character and aspiration. And the ending... One of my favorite novels.
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