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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tony Tanner
by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tony Tanner
Marina's review
bookshelves: food-for-thought, in-one-word-good, historical-fiction
Jun 18, 2013
bookshelves: food-for-thought, in-one-word-good, historical-fiction
Read in June, 2013
Great.
Now I'm getting pissed off at classics too. I seem to be upping my game.
How much shallowness can one person stand.
Well, if I feel betrayed, imagine Jay.
Newsflash sweetheart, when a man wants to give you the world, the least you can do is send a flower to his funeral.
I suppose he would have had you not destroyed him.
I've never respected a fictional character more.
And the best part is that now, we don't even have the excuse of a battle between the old wealth and the new rich of the 1920s. This modernity has procured us with a fresh new brand of hollowness. So that we can all hide behind empty shells of betrayals and prejudice.
Mr. Fitzgerald, it seems that the dream of the green light was never more far away than it is at this moment.
Now I'm getting pissed off at classics too. I seem to be upping my game.
How much shallowness can one person stand.
Well, if I feel betrayed, imagine Jay.
Newsflash sweetheart, when a man wants to give you the world, the least you can do is send a flower to his funeral.
I suppose he would have had you not destroyed him.
I've never respected a fictional character more.
And the best part is that now, we don't even have the excuse of a battle between the old wealth and the new rich of the 1920s. This modernity has procured us with a fresh new brand of hollowness. So that we can all hide behind empty shells of betrayals and prejudice.
Mr. Fitzgerald, it seems that the dream of the green light was never more far away than it is at this moment.
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Jun 18, 2013 08:31AM
Awesome review Marina :)
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Wonderful review hon!! :-)
Amazing review Marina :)I loved this book! I agree with you, I thought she was so shallow...I just couldn't believe how Jay could be so in love with her *fist in the air
Lovely review. I am sure I read this years ago but just downloaded the kindle version today.
Blacky *Mistress of doom* wrote: "Awesome review Marina :)"Thank you so much Blacky!!:D
Komal wrote: "Nice review, Marina!"Thanks a lot Komal!!:D
Debra wrote: "Wonderful review hon!! :-)"Thank you very much sweetie!!:D
Joana ♥Team Dex ♥ wrote: "Amazing review Marina :)I loved this book! I agree with you, I thought she was so shallow...I just couldn't believe how Jay could be so in love with her *fist in the air"
Thank you so much hon!!:D
Exactly, I wanted to shake him through my damn book..
Soraya Naomi wrote: "Ha I knew exactly how you feel, hun!!! Very well said, although this is my fave ;-D"Haha I knew you would agree with me babe!:D
Mo wrote: "Lovely review. I am sure I read this years ago but just downloaded the kindle version today."Thank you very much Mo!!:D
I think it deserves a re-read..:)
Lisa wrote: "Awesome review!"Thanks a lot Lisa!!:D
kristina wrote: "Great review Marina :))"Thank you very much Kristina!!:D
Great review, Marina x
Rosalinda wrote: "Great review, Marina x"Thank you very much Rosa!!:D
Amazing review, babe!!! WOW.. great Gatsby gifs! <3
Georgia ♥ Team Dex ♥ wrote: "Amazing review, babe!!! WOW.. great Gatsby gifs! <3"Thank you so much hon!!:D
I know right?<3
But I find the character Daisy so annoying -- therefore it's difficult for me to empathize with Gatsby's obsession with her. Worse still is that every time I read a line of her dialogue, I hear Mia Farrow's voice rattling around in my head.
Marianne wrote: "But I find the character Daisy so annoying -- therefore it's difficult for me to empathize with Gatsby's obsession with her. Worse still is that every time I read a line of her dialogue, I hear Mi..."I know what you mean Marianne..I can still hear the "I'm paralyzed with happiness" bit and want to shoot myself..
Superb review, Marina! :)
Sonia ღ wrote: "Superb review, Marina! :)"Thank you so much Sonia!!:D
OMG ! Someone has finally written exactly what I feel. Can you hate characters but love the story somehow ? :P
Sumaica wrote: "OMG ! Someone has finally written exactly what I feel. Can you hate characters but love the story somehow ? :P"Haha of course you can!That's what happened to me:D
Very true words, Marina. I completely agree with your last phrases about the empty shells of the nowadays people. Brilliant book, fantastic movie...
and of course amazing review, dear! :) <3
Liz wrote: "Very true words, Marina. I completely agree with your last phrases about the empty shells of the nowadays people. Brilliant book, fantastic movie...
and of course amazing review, dear! :) <3"
Thank you so much sweetie!!:D
''Newsflash sweetheart, when a man wants to give you the world, the least you can do is send a flower to his funeral.''Oh goshhhh!!! That line just summed up exactaly how i felt about the book!
Love this review! :)
Pagli wrote: "''Newsflash sweetheart, when a man wants to give you the world, the least you can do is send a flower to his funeral.''Oh goshhhh!!! That line just summed up exactaly how i felt about the book!
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Thank you very much Pagli!!:D
I think it should have been a book review, not the movie review
Madiha wrote: "I think it should have been a book review, not the movie review"It's a book review with the added help of visual representation.
Yes, times have changed along with a sharp increase in traffic, plus green lights and red lights, since the 1920s and the early days of the assembly line and disenchanted youth, trading speak-easies for coffee shops. The cycle continues.
