The Great Gatsby (Wordsworth Collector's Editions)
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- Author：F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Summary
Here is a novel， glamorous， ironical， compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and in no other place。 But he will live as a character， we surmise， as long as the memory of any reader lasts。
It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg， of his sumptuous entertainments， and of his love for Daisy Buchanan – a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism， and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe。
It is a magical， living book， blended of irony， romance， and mysticism。
It is the story of this Jay Gatsby who came so mysteriously to West Egg， of his sumptuous entertainments， and of his love for Daisy Buchanan – a story that ranges from pure lyrical beauty to sheer brutal realism， and is infused with a sense of the strangeness of human circumstance in a heedless universe。
It is a magical， living book， blended of irony， romance， and mysticism。
Reviews
Ethan Hepworth
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Unlike many of my classmates who did not much enjoy Gatsby， I was positively enchanted by it。 The character of Gatsby is one of the most beautifully tragic characters I’ve had the pleasure of accompanying on a literary journey。 For a man who had the potential of a god， his choice of imbuing his very essence into the idea and dream of Daisy Buchanan is truly a fascinating one。 Although some might say otherwise， Gatsby’s greatest fault certainly lies in his choice of catchphrase: “old sport。” I ca Unlike many of my classmates who did not much enjoy Gatsby， I was positively enchanted by it。 The character of Gatsby is one of the most beautifully tragic characters I’ve had the pleasure of accompanying on a literary journey。 For a man who had the potential of a god， his choice of imbuing his very essence into the idea and dream of Daisy Buchanan is truly a fascinating one。 Although some might say otherwise， Gatsby’s greatest fault certainly lies in his choice of catchphrase: “old sport。” I cannot tell you how disappointed I was to learn that the mysterious Gatsby chose to use “old sport” in regular order during conversation。 Just like Daisy Buchanan， old sport does not live up to the stature of the rest of Gatsby’s character。 If I were to advise Fitzgerald on one thing concerning this novel， it would be to rid it of the phrase “old sport。”Although Gatsby is delight， my favorite character by far is Nick。 My classmates call him boring， but I find his dry sense of humor and general mannerisms to be ever so charming。 As a person who tends to be an observer myself， I relate to Nick’s general approach to life。 In addition to the interesting characters， Fitzgerald’s use of language was poetic and stunning。 There were times where I got chills after reading a passage。 Some of the lines when wrote are truly magnificent and should be recognized for their beauty and wisdom。 。。。more
Dasom
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Rereading bc of typelit。io
Sofia Brown
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yes。
Bibliophile69
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Absolutely a brilliant classic ， great for a quick read。 It could’ve shown the background on Daisy and Gatsby’s relationship a but more ， but there was a great story in general and plenty of good quotes。
sarah
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would’ve been more interesting if the book also experimented w/ sexuality。 thought nick was gay when u read it 2 years ago and Tbh i still do。
Neile B
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Simply said， I loved it。 I loved the descriptive writing， the simplicity of the story line。4。5 stars
Annika Ellinore
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When I read this book I was taken aback in relation to how amazingly well this book was written。 Personally when I am looking for the ideal book I don't find myself reaching for classics， but when I read this novel I really found myself enjoying it！ When I read this book I was taken aback in relation to how amazingly well this book was written。 Personally when I am looking for the ideal book I don't find myself reaching for classics， but when I read this novel I really found myself enjoying it！ 。。。more
Alan Smith
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Must must read。
Lillian
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I started this book knowing very little of the story and so was completely shocked by the actual plot however it was a lovely shock as I thoroughly enjoyed not knowing what might happen I had no expectation of Gatsby’s death at all。 Part of this book I enjoyed were the luxurious descriptions and language used throughout。 it painted a beautiful picture of vibrant colour in my mind ， making the book even more of a joy。 I believe this book is one everyone should read at some point in their lives it I started this book knowing very little of the story and so was completely shocked by the actual plot however it was a lovely shock as I thoroughly enjoyed not knowing what might happen I had no expectation of Gatsby’s death at all。 Part of this book I enjoyed were the luxurious descriptions and language used throughout。 it painted a beautiful picture of vibrant colour in my mind ， making the book even more of a joy。 I believe this book is one everyone should read at some point in their lives it just feels like a staple of literature。 。。。more
Liz Anne
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Read with Hudson in Junior Literature class
Michael Mettier
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Not for me ， I was really bored and just didn’t care for any of the characters ， maybe will read it again in a few years to see if it will grow on me …。。
Mayuri
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good， kinda weird。 I didn't understand most of it。 I'm surprised I actually read the whole thing。 good， kinda weird。 I didn't understand most of it。 I'm surprised I actually read the whole thing。 。。。more
Asley Mármol
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A missed opportunity to a true master piece！Reasonably Allowing for the different epochs， if a nameless writer brought me this story to read for the first time I would give it back to him/her and say: it has potential but needs further development。 You tell me everything that happens。 I want to experience it。 I think he rushed through it and scrambled its potential。 The idea of such broken love story is amazing but the book doesn't hit the mark。 A lot of missed potential。 He could have gone much A missed opportunity to a true master piece！Reasonably Allowing for the different epochs， if a nameless writer brought me this story to read for the first time I would give it back to him/her and say: it has potential but needs further development。 You tell me everything that happens。 I want to experience it。 I think he rushed through it and scrambled its potential。 The idea of such broken love story is amazing but the book doesn't hit the mark。 A lot of missed potential。 He could have gone much deeper and made it a page Turner。 Is overall bn boring and leave the reader expecting more。 。。。more
Nelly Joy
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This book was ok。 I wish I could have read it for school so I had a teacher explain some of the metaphors and language。 I want to read it again when I’m older so that I might be able to understand it。 The writing was amazing， I just wish I understood the storyline a little better。
Jeanette Kaplan
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Valisa
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4。5
ruike
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the prose in this book is absolutely exquisite。 the descriptions may seem a bit flowery & lengthy but if you can appreciate it then i think this would be a really enjoyable read。 there are so many themes & messages interwoven into the story。 and the symbolism。 honestly i have to say that the symbolism is one of my favourite features of this entire book。 （view spoiler）[（the green light！） （hide spoiler）]to me， the greatest strength of this book is in how deep it is & that there’s so much room for the prose in this book is absolutely exquisite。 the descriptions may seem a bit flowery & lengthy but if you can appreciate it then i think this would be a really enjoyable read。 there are so many themes & messages interwoven into the story。 and the symbolism。 honestly i have to say that the symbolism is one of my favourite features of this entire book。 （view spoiler）[（the green light！） （hide spoiler）]to me， the greatest strength of this book is in how deep it is & that there’s so much room for analysis and interpretation - but on that note， i’d say it might actually help to read a study guide。 i did that after finishing my own reading and i definitely feel that it boosted my understanding and appreciation for this book :’） 。。。more
Val
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I did actually finish it but would not recommend it。
Jeanette Kaplan
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Sarah
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i hate every single character in this book and would like to physically fight every single one of them EXCEPT for Jordan Baker
Malu Orfali
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Um livro que me encantou do começo ao fim de um jeito trágico e fantasmagórico。 É incrível a capacidade de F。 Scott Fitzgerald de， por intermédio do relacionamento entre Gatsby e Daisy， ilustrar o "sonho americano" como uma decadência em si mesmo。Viver não é um sonho。 Nossas projeções sobre terceiros e situações que fogem do controle são a nossa própria ruína。 Seja no amor， no jogo， na economia。 Nunca vou me cansar de dizer que é meu livro favorito。 De todos os tempos。“So we drove on toward deat Um livro que me encantou do começo ao fim de um jeito trágico e fantasmagórico。 É incrível a capacidade de F。 Scott Fitzgerald de， por intermédio do relacionamento entre Gatsby e Daisy， ilustrar o "sonho americano" como uma decadência em si mesmo。Viver não é um sonho。 Nossas projeções sobre terceiros e situações que fogem do controle são a nossa própria ruína。 Seja no amor， no jogo， na economia。 Nunca vou me cansar de dizer que é meu livro favorito。 De todos os tempos。“So we drove on toward death through the cooling twilight。” 。。。more
Jeanette Kaplan
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Alitash
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wow， I didn’t think I would enjoy this because I am such a fantasy reader but this was actually beautiful。 I don’t know anybody who I can talk to about the characters and everyone really chooses which character they like but I really love Nick and Gatsby。 Gatsbys character was so well written and interesting and he was so crazy I really loved him。 The entirety of this book was just a story basically and was very explanatory， but the last few chapters really made up for it。 The entire beginning o wow， I didn’t think I would enjoy this because I am such a fantasy reader but this was actually beautiful。 I don’t know anybody who I can talk to about the characters and everyone really chooses which character they like but I really love Nick and Gatsby。 Gatsbys character was so well written and interesting and he was so crazy I really loved him。 The entirety of this book was just a story basically and was very explanatory， but the last few chapters really made up for it。 The entire beginning of the book and how basic it was really made you attached to a few of the characters and really made you understand every character well enough that the ending was just impactful I guess？ This was really great。。 。。。more
Joe Bruno
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Hey， this is actually quite a good book， for what it is。 The stars are how it affects me， and despite the greatness that is "The Great Gatsby" the novel was not exactly the kind of reading that has great meaning for me。 I will get to the writing in a bit， but suffice to say I did not care about the characters。 The writing though。 Here is a calculated presentation。 The whole of the novel comes across as a story told verbally by a very gifted speaker。 That it was initially not a commercial success Hey， this is actually quite a good book， for what it is。 The stars are how it affects me， and despite the greatness that is "The Great Gatsby" the novel was not exactly the kind of reading that has great meaning for me。 I will get to the writing in a bit， but suffice to say I did not care about the characters。 The writing though。 Here is a calculated presentation。 The whole of the novel comes across as a story told verbally by a very gifted speaker。 That it was initially not a commercial success does not surprise me。 It is short though， and a short book has a chance of being read by many who would not attempt a bigger more encompassing story。 While in the story it flows very well， and there is enough sexual innuendo to back up the love story。 I was quite impressed with the writing and presentation， there is genius there。I have resisted reading this book for years though。 I saw the movie in a drunken haze and was not impressed。 The book is on every "greatest book ever" and "books you have to read before you die" list。 I put it off and I think the hype ruined the book， despite it being a marvel of presentation。 I think an odd thing is that there are many parts of the life of Gatsby that Fitzgerald actually lived。 I read that afterward and it strengthened the story for me。 An easy read presented well， yes。 Maybe not one of the greatest books ever。 Just saying。I found an unread copy at the Goodwill for a buck。 The whole of the text is online so there is no need to pay retail。 。。。more
Judyeisenhauer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After my third reading， with much help from a college professor friend and a good book club， I was able to understand all the ways in which "The Great Gatsby" is a great novel。 After my third reading， with much help from a college professor friend and a good book club， I was able to understand all the ways in which "The Great Gatsby" is a great novel。 。。。more
Bookcollector
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The first six chapters？ Boring boring boring。 The last three chapters were quite interesting though。 So I suppose I will give this book 2。5 stars。 I only recommend the last three chapters。 Believe me， you wouldn’t miss anything if you started reading from the middle。
Adell Murray
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what？
P41R47
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La verdad， este libro， no me pareció la gran cosa。Buen libro， sí。 Pero bastante inflado para lo que realmente encontré aquí。Vayamos al punto:https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Modern_。。。En esta lista， ''El gran Gatsby'' figura en segundo lugar de las 100 mejores novelas de la literatura moderna del siglo XX。 Solo siendo superada por el ''Ulises'' de James Joyce。Pero si es de asentar mi opinión， este libro no está a la altura del increíble Ulises bajo ningún punto de vista。La narración es llana y simp La verdad， este libro， no me pareció la gran cosa。Buen libro， sí。 Pero bastante inflado para lo que realmente encontré aquí。Vayamos al punto:https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Modern_。。。En esta lista， ''El gran Gatsby'' figura en segundo lugar de las 100 mejores novelas de la literatura moderna del siglo XX。 Solo siendo superada por el ''Ulises'' de James Joyce。Pero si es de asentar mi opinión， este libro no está a la altura del increíble Ulises bajo ningún punto de vista。La narración es llana y simplemente tradicional; sin tomarse riesgos， Fitzgerald nos relata una interesante sucesión de eventos más o menos afortunados o desafortunados en los cuales el protagonista， un mero espectador y narrador de toda la trama， se ve relacionado con Jay Gatsby。El personaje que da nombre al libro aparece recién debidamente en el capítulo cuatro del libro， siendo los tres primeros capítulos una suerte de introducción contextual con desarrollo de las motivaciones que llevaron al protagonista a ser parte de esta historia。El libro son escasos nueve capítulos， es decir， que el personaje que da nombre al libro recién aparece en la segunda mitad del libro， por así decir。Desde ese momento， la trama es una vorágine de eventos， de reacciones desmedidas y superficiales， hasta el triste final。Nada más。La pequeña sátira en todo el argumento， mostrando cómo era el contexto después de la primera guerra mundial durante el tiempo de la ley seca que prohibía la producción y venta de alcohol， mostrando sutilmente la diferencia enorme entre las clases sociales， está bien lograda。 Podría haber estado mejor， tal vez， mostrando tal vez a qué se dedicaba Gatsby para tener su fortuna， pero esto no se muestra más que en suposiciones un tanto inciertas， por lo tanto， nunca queda claro del todo ni cómo ni cuándo ni qué hizo Gatsby para llegar a obtener toda su fortuna。Más allá de todo esto， es una sátira， y como tal， los condimentos necesarios están， aunque suavemente， propiamente condimentados en ella。Y al decir esto lo hago en doble sentido， ya que el nombre utilizado por este libro antes de ser publicado fue ''Trimalción''， haciendo referencia al gran y emblemático banquete con excesos por doquier dado por ese personaje en el Satiricón de Petronio。 Por lo tanto， era imposible que se me escapase， o que notara， la sutileza de la sátira aquí explorada。No tengo mucho más que decir， salvo que， siendo la sátira el campo en el que me encuentro más a gusto a la hora de leer， este libro me ha dejado con sabor a poco y hambre de mucho más。Aún así， muchas gracias， F。 Scott Fitzgerald， por escribir este libro que sigue siendo tan renombrado aún en los tiempos que corren， aunque lamentablemente， en vida， no pudiste disfrutar de su gloria。 。。。more
charlie。s_chapters
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Ok， so I read this quite a long time ago now。。。it was one that I had to read with school。 I was also told it was one of the classics and that I would love it but， it was ok！ I know it’s one of those books that ‘everyone should read’ but in all honesty it was just ok。 The plot was good enough and the characters were likeable， everything did it’s job but there was just something missing for me。 I would still recommend giving it a read but to not have expectations set too high。 I'm pleased I've rea Ok， so I read this quite a long time ago now。。。it was one that I had to read with school。 I was also told it was one of the classics and that I would love it but， it was ok！ I know it’s one of those books that ‘everyone should read’ but in all honesty it was just ok。 The plot was good enough and the characters were likeable， everything did it’s job but there was just something missing for me。 I would still recommend giving it a read but to not have expectations set too high。 I'm pleased I've read it but at the same time I wouldn't rush to read it again。The Great Gatsby 。。。more
Medina Kaghado
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