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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

17 reviews

op3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Religious bigotry and Stalking

References of light torture, gang violence and activity, and

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

A literary classic, Gatsby centres around the party host and smuggler Jay Gatsby. A man of "new wealth" in the rich part of Long Island, he secretly harbours a deep love for the wife of a nearby family, whom he has known for years. As the narrator Nick Carraway learns more about the enigmatic Gatsby, the more events begin to conspire to topple the self-made man from his throne.

I first read this book in English class in high school but did not remember a single part of it. I enjoyed re-reading it now and remembering all of the symbolism, the plot, the characterization of both Gatsby and Nick. I would not recommend it if you struggle with purple prose, as Fitzgerald can get flowery with descriptions or use some (now) obscure term for seemingly no reason. The plot is fairly straightforward and predictable, and because of the third-person narration it is hard to understand Gatsby's motivations. An enjoyable read nonetheless!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Cursing, Genocide, and Colonisation

xinawebb's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body horror, Sexism, Antisemitism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sydneykaye's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity, Antisemitism, Stalking, Car accident, and Alcohol

eloiseug's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rereading an old favourite and it's just as good this time around as it's always been. The Great Gatsby is a phenomenal piece of writing which tugs at my heartstrings every time I read it and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, War, and Classism

saliwali's review against another edition

dark reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Misogyny, Violence, War, and Classism

jessicaa_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

overwhelmingly pretentious 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Stalking

Moderate: Violence and War

agatha_hopkins's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content and Stalking

edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Read and closely annotated for an English class; my third time reading it. If you can get away from the strange, hero-worshippy attitude surrounding this book in the American canon, it's quite a decent story, and manages to be cohesive and symbolic without being too overdone. In three words: a bisexual disaster.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Antisemitism and Stalking

saturnpersonified's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Classism

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Alcohol