The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

[Christi]

I listened to the audiobook of The Great Gatsby for this category. I enjoyed the book a lot. I just wish the ending hadn't been given away in the GoodReads blurb. Just because a book is a classic, doesn't mean everyone knows what happens at the end.
My review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Grace Meredith]

I read it and HATED it. I found it very dry and boring, and super difficult to understand. If you're looking for a better example of F. Scott Fitzgerald's brilliance, read The Diamond as Big as the Ritz, and other short stories.

[Jessie]

I'm cheating a little bit reading this book for this week because this is for my course in September which I haven't read yet. I've seen the film but I thought that was pants, hoping the book is better

[Brandy]

I'm contemplating this one. I was never assigned it but other classes were. But if I pick for book I was assigned and didn't read I'd have to go with my bio text book. Because lit? I read all of those.

[JackAttack]

Will be reading this for this week! Have really no exposure to plot, movie, etc so kind of excited to see what the fuss is about.

[Connie]

My Junior English teacher killed this book for me. I think we spent two weeks on the symbolism.

I honestly hate all of the characters. All of them. They were just... awful. Yes, they had great development throughout the story, but the personalities were horrid.

[Kirsty]

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who didn't enjoy this book. I found it so dull I had to take a break from it. so it became the book I didn't finish.
but wow it's terrible and I have no idea why people made a big deal out of it

[Jody]

I didn't enjoy this one either - although it has been many, many years since I've read it. I also tried to watch the Baz Luhrmann film, and have abandoned that - it was truly woeful.

[Anastasia]

I am only on page 87 and hate it so far. I am glad that it is a short book.

The blurb at the front of my copy says that it was given out as a free book to service men and women during World War II, otherwise it may have passed into obscurity. I honestly think that it should have.

[Jessie]

I'm about half way through and don't find it too bad, I think because it is fairly short and very plan spoken, it tells you exactly what is happening

[Jessie]

I thought the last 2 chapters were actually really good and I can understand why the book has become very influential. Definitely better than the film

[Rebekah]

I enjoyed the book. It wasn't that great in the first chapter, but got better as I read more of it.