The Great Gatsby
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Summary
“So we beat on， boats against the current， borne back ceaselessly into the past。” ― F。 Scott Fitzgerald， The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F。 Scott Fitzgerald。 Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island， the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover， Daisy Buchanan。
A youthful romance Fitzgerald had with socialite Ginevra King， and the riotous parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore in 1922 inspired the novel。 Following a move to the French Riviera， he completed a rough draft in 1924。 He submitted the draft to editor Maxwell Perkins， who persuaded Fitzgerald to revise the work over the following winter。 After his revisions， Fitzgerald was satisfied with the text， but remained ambivalent about the book's title and considered several alternatives。 The final title he desired was Under the Red， White， and Blue。 Painter Francis Cugat's final cover design impressed Fitzgerald who incorporated a visual element from the art into the novel。
Gatsby continues to attract popular and scholarly attention。 The novel was most recently adapted to film in 2013 by director Baz Luhrmann， while contemporary scholars emphasize the novel's treatment of social class， inherited wealth compared to those who are self-made， race， environmentalism， and its cynical attitude towards the American dream。 The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary masterpiece and a contender for the title of the Great American Novel。
The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F。 Scott Fitzgerald。 Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island， the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover， Daisy Buchanan。
A youthful romance Fitzgerald had with socialite Ginevra King， and the riotous parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore in 1922 inspired the novel。 Following a move to the French Riviera， he completed a rough draft in 1924。 He submitted the draft to editor Maxwell Perkins， who persuaded Fitzgerald to revise the work over the following winter。 After his revisions， Fitzgerald was satisfied with the text， but remained ambivalent about the book's title and considered several alternatives。 The final title he desired was Under the Red， White， and Blue。 Painter Francis Cugat's final cover design impressed Fitzgerald who incorporated a visual element from the art into the novel。
Gatsby continues to attract popular and scholarly attention。 The novel was most recently adapted to film in 2013 by director Baz Luhrmann， while contemporary scholars emphasize the novel's treatment of social class， inherited wealth compared to those who are self-made， race， environmentalism， and its cynical attitude towards the American dream。 The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary masterpiece and a contender for the title of the Great American Novel。
Reviews
Lenni Jones
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Review to come！
Izzy
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I believe I hold the same view of this book as many do; it's a great read， truly， but the expanse of the narrative is lacking。 I would have liked to witness more of Jay Gatsby's life。 Otherwise I really did enjoy reading。 I read it on a flight and didn't put it down until I was finished。 The characters and storyline are intriguing-- if only there was more to read of them！ I believe I hold the same view of this book as many do; it's a great read， truly， but the expanse of the narrative is lacking。 I would have liked to witness more of Jay Gatsby's life。 Otherwise I really did enjoy reading。 I read it on a flight and didn't put it down until I was finished。 The characters and storyline are intriguing-- if only there was more to read of them！ 。。。more
Ells
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IT WAS PAINFUL TO READThis book is about a rich guy called Gatsby is crazily in love with his childhood fling， Daisy。 She is the most pathetic female character I have ever read about。 Anyways， Daisy is married to this cheating， controlling dude called Tom， who's a nasty piece of work。 May I also add that the writer does a brilliant job of objectifying women and painting them as weeping nobodies。 I really thought that this book was going to be amazing， since it's a 'classic'。 HUGE disappointment。 IT WAS PAINFUL TO READThis book is about a rich guy called Gatsby is crazily in love with his childhood fling， Daisy。 She is the most pathetic female character I have ever read about。 Anyways， Daisy is married to this cheating， controlling dude called Tom， who's a nasty piece of work。 May I also add that the writer does a brilliant job of objectifying women and painting them as weeping nobodies。 I really thought that this book was going to be amazing， since it's a 'classic'。 HUGE disappointment。 Even the historical aspects weren't very well executed。 AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON NICK。 Who has as much personality as plain pasta does。 He's the person who narrates the story， which is perplexing， since he's not even the main subject of the 'plot'， if you can even call it that。 On the whole， I was very bored， and underwhelmed with the ending。 。。。more
Diya
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old money in new york。rich parties with champagne flowing from taps。fake friendsunrequited love。love that's ceased to be real and only in one's head。that's how I would describe this book。I think that there's something so grey about this book。 Daisy's fickle love， Jay's imagined one， and the ideal world created by an outsider just viewing a train moving from a platform。 and that's what makes it so great， you take something and just show it as it is and let the reader decide what they want to do。 old money in new york。rich parties with champagne flowing from taps。fake friendsunrequited love。love that's ceased to be real and only in one's head。that's how I would describe this book。I think that there's something so grey about this book。 Daisy's fickle love， Jay's imagined one， and the ideal world created by an outsider just viewing a train moving from a platform。 and that's what makes it so great， you take something and just show it as it is and let the reader decide what they want to do。 Decide who's their villain， who was wrong。 Except I don't think anyone was wrong， now don't get me wrong I think all the characters are extremely dislikeable but that's what makes them so human。 I mean you have Jay who has this idea in his head and has pretty much just spent his entire life chasing after it， forgetting the entire point of chasing it in the first place。 and you have Daisy， I'm not sure why everyone hates her so much， she was just a product of her circumstances and was just trying to do her best。 you have her terrible husband and then you have all these other people just leeching on the rich。 “Human sympathy has its limits。”I believe this will be one of those books that I'll keep coming back to， rereading， and changing my opinion on。 something about this was like a neatly tied-up present。 sorry if this review makes no sense。 I'm honestly no good at writing them。 。。。more
lola
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not the best classic i’ve read but it was cool nonetheless
mika
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i hate every book i’m forced to read。 it’s also really boring and racist lol， i love a level english 😼
Ele
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Una visione a trecentosessanta gradi dell'America degli anni 20。 L'era del Jazz， dei trombettisti sulle scale antincendio， del divertimento senza confini。 Una storia semplice， una trama qualunque， di un amore tanto distante quanto intangibile。 Un uomo aggrappato al passato perché non ha altro。"Così navighiamo di bolina， barche contro la corrente， riportati senza posa nel passato"。 Una visione a trecentosessanta gradi dell'America degli anni 20。 L'era del Jazz， dei trombettisti sulle scale antincendio， del divertimento senza confini。 Una storia semplice， una trama qualunque， di un amore tanto distante quanto intangibile。 Un uomo aggrappato al passato perché non ha altro。"Così navighiamo di bolina， barche contro la corrente， riportati senza posa nel passato"。 。。。more
Soren
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The Great Gatsby is one of the best books ever made in the 1920's。 It had an interesting plot that always kept me reading。 Another thing that kept me reading was my hatred for the characters， they all were the worst， with any action the some of the characters did other characters paid the consequences for their actions。 But overall it was a well written book with a lot of symbolism and an interesting plot。 The Great Gatsby is one of the best books ever made in the 1920's。 It had an interesting plot that always kept me reading。 Another thing that kept me reading was my hatred for the characters， they all were the worst， with any action the some of the characters did other characters paid the consequences for their actions。 But overall it was a well written book with a lot of symbolism and an interesting plot。 。。。more
Samantha
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Beautifully written， a great book if you think of everyone being the worst because they are。 It's a terribly amazing book。 Everyone， all the main characters， are horrible， awful human beings。 So good。 Beautifully written， a great book if you think of everyone being the worst because they are。 It's a terribly amazing book。 Everyone， all the main characters， are horrible， awful human beings。 So good。 。。。more
Sophia Norton
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I gave this five stars， even though there were so many things that annoyed me about this book。 All of the characters had flaws that influenced the book。 Flaws are always appreciated in characters because it makes them more relatable， but the flaws in these characters shape the story， but an annoying way。 For example， one of Daisy's flaws is that she cheats on her husband and then kills his mistress。 Because of these flaws， the characters were unlikable and unrelatable。 The writing in this book i I gave this five stars， even though there were so many things that annoyed me about this book。 All of the characters had flaws that influenced the book。 Flaws are always appreciated in characters because it makes them more relatable， but the flaws in these characters shape the story， but an annoying way。 For example， one of Daisy's flaws is that she cheats on her husband and then kills his mistress。 Because of these flaws， the characters were unlikable and unrelatable。 The writing in this book is really good， and the story is complex。 Overall， I like this book， even with the characters being the way they are。 。。。more
M M
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This book was fantastically terrible。 The words were so beautifully put together， and really showed the readers how terrible the characters were。 The detailed descriptions put in here made it easy to keep reading， but the characters are so easy to hate。 I loved it， and I hated it。 It was a great book！
Paige
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Although the characters in this book were horrible， Fitzgerald's writing is some of the best writing I've read。 His descriptions of things are just so remarkable。 But it did take me a couple of chapters until I started understanding his way of writing。 Fitzgerald chose to write more description instead of just blandly stating what is happening and I liked this。 But I think that because of this I did miss some details until I discussed it with others who were also reading this book。 For example， Although the characters in this book were horrible， Fitzgerald's writing is some of the best writing I've read。 His descriptions of things are just so remarkable。 But it did take me a couple of chapters until I started understanding his way of writing。 Fitzgerald chose to write more description instead of just blandly stating what is happening and I liked this。 But I think that because of this I did miss some details until I discussed it with others who were also reading this book。 For example， when Fitzgerald wrote the part when Gatsby died I didn’t realize that he died until I read through the paragraph again。 I understood Wilson had died but just not Gatsby。 The way that it was described made me only think about how still the pool was still and not that Gatsby was dead。 Even though I might have missed some details I still enjoyed the way he described things。 I wasn’t too fond of the characters since they had all done horrible things， but that’s just what made the book so good。 Every individual had their own issues that they were dealing with and by having them all be ‘friends’ made the story have so much drama， which was actually quite interesting for me。 While reading the book I was trying to figure out which character was the worst。 If I hadn’t been doing this I don’t think that I would have been able to finish the book。 All in all I wasn’t satisfied with how it ended for some of the characters but I was satisfied with how the book itself ended， if that makes sense。 If you haven’t had the chance to read this book I recommend that you take some time to read it at least once。 It’s a fairly short book and is a classic。 。。。more
Jessie Grulich
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The writing was immaculate but the characters all collectively need: Jesus， therapy， and a nice good slap in the face。 The story pulls you in and rips you apart with love， hate， and murder。 I'd recommend this book to high-schoolers just to say they can read it， and be able to say how much they hated it。 The writing was immaculate but the characters all collectively need: Jesus， therapy， and a nice good slap in the face。 The story pulls you in and rips you apart with love， hate， and murder。 I'd recommend this book to high-schoolers just to say they can read it， and be able to say how much they hated it。 。。。more
Sebastian
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9 out of 10。 The book is written very well to get you to hate all the characters in the book。 It has great descriptions but the book is brief yet powerful。 It keeps your attention well by not dragging on in any way。 It's definitely a book worth reading because of its cultural significance。 9 out of 10。 The book is written very well to get you to hate all the characters in the book。 It has great descriptions but the book is brief yet powerful。 It keeps your attention well by not dragging on in any way。 It's definitely a book worth reading because of its cultural significance。 。。。more
Richard
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I have a love hate relationship with this book。 The writing is well crafted。 The characters are well crafted。 The plot is well crafted。 All of these things are crafted so well that I hated how the book ends。 However I do recommend it。 It's a classic。 I have a love hate relationship with this book。 The writing is well crafted。 The characters are well crafted。 The plot is well crafted。 All of these things are crafted so well that I hated how the book ends。 However I do recommend it。 It's a classic。 。。。more
Stephenwebb
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Best way to sum up this book is I hate the characters in it， but I love the book because of it。 The characters are the type of people you love to hate， and I think that is what makes the book great。 The interactions between these characters is entertaining and frustrating at the same time。
Brandon
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The book is amazingly crafted with each word meaning something。 It also has subtle details that is left to the audience to interpret。 It is also hilarious how horrible every character is in this book。 This book is just really good at getting the reader immersed in the atmosphere of the 1920's and the chaos。 The book is amazingly crafted with each word meaning something。 It also has subtle details that is left to the audience to interpret。 It is also hilarious how horrible every character is in this book。 This book is just really good at getting the reader immersed in the atmosphere of the 1920's and the chaos。 。。。more
Chris
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I thought this book had great writing， but I hate the characters。 All of the characters are so selfish and careless and hypocritical。 Reading this book out loud is great because the writing was crafted so well， but I didn't like the characters and how Fitzgerald told the reader everything very indirectly。 I wish Fitzgerald actually told the reader everything so they don't have to think about what Fitzgerald is actually trying to say。 Therefore， I am giving this four-star review because although I thought this book had great writing， but I hate the characters。 All of the characters are so selfish and careless and hypocritical。 Reading this book out loud is great because the writing was crafted so well， but I didn't like the characters and how Fitzgerald told the reader everything very indirectly。 I wish Fitzgerald actually told the reader everything so they don't have to think about what Fitzgerald is actually trying to say。 Therefore， I am giving this four-star review because although I loved the writing， I hated how Fitzgerald told everything indirectly。 。。。more
Rachel
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I hated it so much I loved it。 I don't know how else to describe it because it was beautifully written and described each character the way they should be。。。 horrible。 Everyone in this book was awful and deserved what they got because of how they treated the people around them。 Jordan was the only character I liked because she wasn't afraid to call people out on their actions。 I feel bad for everyone at least at some point， which messes with your head because of how much you just want to cuss th I hated it so much I loved it。 I don't know how else to describe it because it was beautifully written and described each character the way they should be。。。 horrible。 Everyone in this book was awful and deserved what they got because of how they treated the people around them。 Jordan was the only character I liked because she wasn't afraid to call people out on their actions。 I feel bad for everyone at least at some point， which messes with your head because of how much you just want to cuss them out。 I think if I had the opportunity to punch each and every one of them， I would。 。。。more
Benjamin Taggart
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The Great Gatsby was interesting for sure。 F。 Scott Fitzgerald crafted the book expertly with tremendous skill in writing。 The aspect of the untrustworthy narrator adds an element of unease throughout the book。 The conversations between the characters are at some points very sporadic， but it seems as though the conversations were like that on purpose。 The use of symbols in The Great Gatsby is tremendous as well， because each part fits together like a puzzle。 The first part is very confusing， but The Great Gatsby was interesting for sure。 F。 Scott Fitzgerald crafted the book expertly with tremendous skill in writing。 The aspect of the untrustworthy narrator adds an element of unease throughout the book。 The conversations between the characters are at some points very sporadic， but it seems as though the conversations were like that on purpose。 The use of symbols in The Great Gatsby is tremendous as well， because each part fits together like a puzzle。 The first part is very confusing， but by the end everything fits together。 。。。more
Katelyn
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This is a difficult book to rate because it was really well written but all of the characters are just such awful people that it's hard to like the book。 People are literally getting away with murder， and married couples are having affairs unashamedly and everyone believes themselves to be the victim of almost anything bad that happens to them。 This book is also confusing though and the conversations that the characters have are just all over the place and make no sense and it's just everyone be This is a difficult book to rate because it was really well written but all of the characters are just such awful people that it's hard to like the book。 People are literally getting away with murder， and married couples are having affairs unashamedly and everyone believes themselves to be the victim of almost anything bad that happens to them。 This book is also confusing though and the conversations that the characters have are just all over the place and make no sense and it's just everyone being terrible people and bragging about how much money they have。 。。。more
Hannah Zeidner
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I really hated this book。 It was some of the most wonderful writing I've ever read and the story was absolutely entrancing， but I've never hated anyone more in my life than when I hated these idiotic people。 They live their lives believing their money makes them untouchable， and they're right。 No one gets what they deserve。 The end is heartbreaking because it calls out the dreams of everyone and the fact that almost no one will ever actually achieve them， and that if they do， it won't really be I really hated this book。 It was some of the most wonderful writing I've ever read and the story was absolutely entrancing， but I've never hated anyone more in my life than when I hated these idiotic people。 They live their lives believing their money makes them untouchable， and they're right。 No one gets what they deserve。 The end is heartbreaking because it calls out the dreams of everyone and the fact that almost no one will ever actually achieve them， and that if they do， it won't really be as good as they thought it would be。 。。。more
Blugoat
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Good book， but I feel like it didn't live up to the hype for me。 I was lowkey kind of confused during the first chapters but the second half of the book was fun。 Good book， but I feel like it didn't live up to the hype for me。 I was lowkey kind of confused during the first chapters but the second half of the book was fun。 。。。more
Julie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It's so fun to read the reviews on this。 For the most part， you either love it or hate it。 So in high school， we were given a choice: read this or A Separate Peace。 I chose A Separate Peace and loved it。 I never actually got around to reading Gatsby until now since I'm trying to catch up on classics。 Some of the lines are timeless like how the age of thirty promises a， "decade of lonliness" or， "you can't repeat the past。" Relateable。Gatsby？ Larger than life and surrounded by people but truly al It's so fun to read the reviews on this。 For the most part， you either love it or hate it。 So in high school， we were given a choice: read this or A Separate Peace。 I chose A Separate Peace and loved it。 I never actually got around to reading Gatsby until now since I'm trying to catch up on classics。 Some of the lines are timeless like how the age of thirty promises a， "decade of lonliness" or， "you can't repeat the past。" Relateable。Gatsby？ Larger than life and surrounded by people but truly alone。 Daisy？ Product of her time and keeping up appearances。 Tom？ Once a cheater always a cheater。 Nick？ Probably still trying to figure out what the hell that was。 。。。more
Ashley Thrash
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One of my all time favorite classics。 I can't number the times I've read this book。 A tale of how wicked and selfish the human heart can truly be。 We think we know people yet only the Lord Jesus can divide a man's heart。 One of my all time favorite classics。 I can't number the times I've read this book。 A tale of how wicked and selfish the human heart can truly be。 We think we know people yet only the Lord Jesus can divide a man's heart。 。。。more
Caden
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I give this book 2 out of 5 stars because i really didnt like the book。 The way the people talk was really descriptive and i found it really boring。 I also didnt like the overall story the only intresting part was trying to figure out what made each charecter horrible and the murders。 Other then that it was horrible。 I would not reccomend this book to anyone。
Haley
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To be honest， I thought the story was kind of boring。 But once you finish the book， you can have a lot of interesting conversation and think about all of the symbolism and that's fun。 I just feel like all of the characters were focused on really shallow parts of life。 They were all just messed p and I don't think any of them really liked their life and I think it's because of what they were focused on。 Impressing people， having affairs， obsessing over lost loves。 They missed so much of life of t To be honest， I thought the story was kind of boring。 But once you finish the book， you can have a lot of interesting conversation and think about all of the symbolism and that's fun。 I just feel like all of the characters were focused on really shallow parts of life。 They were all just messed p and I don't think any of them really liked their life and I think it's because of what they were focused on。 Impressing people， having affairs， obsessing over lost loves。 They missed so much of life of the depth of life。 。。。more
Han
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i’m starting an f。scott fitzgerald fan club ！！！ i love him ！！！ also reading this in the national gallery has to be one of my best times in life 🥰🥰
Aakansha Gupta
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3。5 stars
Paul Lee
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Enjoyable but not sure it lives up to the hype。 Avoid the movie at all costs。
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