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Yes his style is great
Insightful and fun to read. Rolls's is sharp and I imagine talking books with him would be a delightful experience. Great job!
Brilliant! Reflects my feelings perfectly.
An astute, insightful and well written review. You've made me see something I hadn't before, that Daisy cries about the shirts but not (as far as we know) about the woman she mowed down. Thank you. I'm copying your review for my files!
This is, for me, a very insightful review that approaches the book from an entirely different perspective than my own. I think you've given Fitzgerald credit for reporting on the times in which he lived. I viewed it as Fitzgerald's association with the elitist system he writes about. I cannot change my opinion of the book as a novel, but I do appreciate your take on it and can certainly admit that maybe I missed something.
Great review. I find that some criticise Gatsby for not being what the critics say it is, rather than what it actually IS - ie they review the book's reputation, rather than the words in front of them. It's a perfect gem, putting a tiny portion of society under a microscope to expose its hollow heart. To criticise it for not being all-encompassing is like criticising Jane Austen for her "square inch of ivory" or The Grapes of Wrath for being just about poor people. What *IS* "The Great American (English / Irish / French ....) Novel" anyway? Nothing more than an impossible chimera and any author chasing it tends to disappear up their own fundament. I say again, great review - thanks for putting it up :)
aching to read this and I have the most delicious edition to read too
Another explanation for Daisy's cry would be that she finally realized how far he had gone for her, and suddenly felt ashamed she didn't waited for him. Her shame was so strong, so painful, all she was capable to respond to Gatsby (who asked her why 'what is wrong') was that apparently trivial remark. She had no idea what to say except something she thought would be 'proper'.
This was a really good review. Well written and expressed. Nice.
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"Roll": An excellent, insightful review of a novel that many revere, some dislike & others parody. Still, I suspect that there is something quintessentially American about the book, with its suggestion that the United States (quite certainly among other countries) offers great potential for personal transformation. Bill
It's a long time since I read it (60 years ago), but your review reminded me of what I thought when I read it.
Stephen, The fact that you recall much of anything about "The Great Gatsby" after 60 years is a credit to your memory. When I reread the novel after only about 30 years, I felt that the long-deceased author had somehow managed to drastically revise the book, not being willing to admit that with age, I was "translating" Fitzgerald's book in a very different way & enjoying the novel much more with a 2nd reading. Bill
Bill. I read it first as a university set text for English literature. What I recall most about it was that it was about obsessive love that had tragic consequences. I suppose what appealed to me about it at the time was that I had been separated from someone I had had an obsessive crush on, and wondered what would happen if I were to meet them again. I strongly identified with the characters in the story, to that extent at least. Because of that I ptobably missed a lot of other aspects of the book, and looking back I realise that it was also about the lifestyles of the rich, which I will never be, so if I were to reread it now, I'd probably see it very differently.
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Insightful and fun to read. Rolls's is sharp and I imagine talking books with him would be a delightful experience. Great job!
Brilliant! Reflects my feelings perfectly.
An astute, insightful and well written review. You've made me see something I hadn't before, that Daisy cries about the shirts but not (as far as we know) about the woman she mowed down. Thank you. I'm copying your review for my files!
This is, for me, a very insightful review that approaches the book from an entirely different perspective than my own. I think you've given Fitzgerald credit for reporting on the times in which he lived. I viewed it as Fitzgerald's association with the elitist system he writes about. I cannot change my opinion of the book as a novel, but I do appreciate your take on it and can certainly admit that maybe I missed something.
Great review. I find that some criticise Gatsby for not being what the critics say it is, rather than what it actually IS - ie they review the book's reputation, rather than the words in front of them. It's a perfect gem, putting a tiny portion of society under a microscope to expose its hollow heart. To criticise it for not being all-encompassing is like criticising Jane Austen for her "square inch of ivory" or The Grapes of Wrath for being just about poor people. What *IS* "The Great American (English / Irish / French ....) Novel" anyway? Nothing more than an impossible chimera and any author chasing it tends to disappear up their own fundament. I say again, great review - thanks for putting it up :)
aching to read this and I have the most delicious edition to read too
Another explanation for Daisy's cry would be that she finally realized how far he had gone for her, and suddenly felt ashamed she didn't waited for him. Her shame was so strong, so painful, all she was capable to respond to Gatsby (who asked her why 'what is wrong') was that apparently trivial remark. She had no idea what to say except something she thought would be 'proper'.
This was a really good review. Well written and expressed. Nice.
Tom Corson-Knowles, the author who founded Bestseller Ranking Pro, spent six long years trying to get a traditional publishing deal (and failed miserably). He finally decided to self publish his first book on Kindle in February, 2012.That one decision changed his life (and the lives of the more than 30,000 authors he's since taught how to write, publish and market their books professionally).
Just twelve months after self publishing his first book, Tom had his first $12,000+ month from Kindle ebook royalties alone.
In Bestseller Ranking Pro, Tom will share with you his step-by-step system for becoming a bestselling author.
These strategies have also helped Tom and his private publishing clients create more than sixty-seven #1 Amazon bestselling books and counting.
If you're going to write, publish or promote a book this year, you need to see this:
https://bestsellerrankingpro.com?vhbs...
"Roll": An excellent, insightful review of a novel that many revere, some dislike & others parody. Still, I suspect that there is something quintessentially American about the book, with its suggestion that the United States (quite certainly among other countries) offers great potential for personal transformation. Bill
It's a long time since I read it (60 years ago), but your review reminded me of what I thought when I read it.
Stephen, The fact that you recall much of anything about "The Great Gatsby" after 60 years is a credit to your memory. When I reread the novel after only about 30 years, I felt that the long-deceased author had somehow managed to drastically revise the book, not being willing to admit that with age, I was "translating" Fitzgerald's book in a very different way & enjoying the novel much more with a 2nd reading. Bill
Bill. I read it first as a university set text for English literature. What I recall most about it was that it was about obsessive love that had tragic consequences. I suppose what appealed to me about it at the time was that I had been separated from someone I had had an obsessive crush on, and wondered what would happen if I were to meet them again. I strongly identified with the characters in the story, to that extent at least. Because of that I ptobably missed a lot of other aspects of the book, and looking back I realise that it was also about the lifestyles of the rich, which I will never be, so if I were to reread it now, I'd probably see it very differently.
