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Re-read update August 2020
My history with Gatsby
First read in high school: 1 star
Rethinking my rating a few years ago after watching movie and discussing book with my wife (see original review below) : 3 stars
Re-read rating in 2020: 5 stars
Interesting anecdote to accompany my re-read. I did it on audio this time, headed out to listen to it (double time) on a walk yesterday, and 8.6 miles later I had listened to the whole thing straight through!
So glad I gave this one another shot. It's pretty go ...more
This the story love of the material vs love of a person. It is the story of chasing a dream that never had a chance of coming true.
I had avoided reading Fitzgerald because I had found him boring when I was in high school. I'm glad I gave home a second chance. ...more
I had avoided reading Fitzgerald because I had found him boring when I was in high school. I'm glad I gave home a second chance. ...more
Not a fan of the characters, as they are people I'd try to avoid--shallow, greedy, distracted by the wrong values and shallow appearances. The story seems to hold up though in the sense that we can see all of these flaws today, nearly a century later.
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Nov 18, 2012
Lindy
marked it as to-read
