graceburts's review against another edition
5.0
What a goddamn fucking amazing book.
Every word is poetry and by that I mean every word is treated like it would be in a poem, perfect, irreplaceable, purposeful. I never realized it before studying the prose at length how well crafted every sentence is and let me tell you, as a creative writing student it's a fucking nut.
I always appreciated this book for its content, for the number of debates it sparked in my grade 12 English class on true love and idealization but now 3 years later, after living my life daydreaming about those easy high school days I cannot fathom how much more it affected me.
Gatsby, I fucking feel for you, you pathetic fool.
Every word is poetry and by that I mean every word is treated like it would be in a poem, perfect, irreplaceable, purposeful. I never realized it before studying the prose at length how well crafted every sentence is and let me tell you, as a creative writing student it's a fucking nut.
I always appreciated this book for its content, for the number of debates it sparked in my grade 12 English class on true love and idealization but now 3 years later, after living my life daydreaming about those easy high school days I cannot fathom how much more it affected me.
Gatsby, I fucking feel for you, you pathetic fool.
madeline_cola's review against another edition
4.0
the way Fitzgerald writes is so mesmerizing and beautiful
emiliagson's review against another edition
reflective
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
4.5
jenjenceline's review against another edition
5.0
Even before reading Gatsby, I knew I'd love it. Wealth, glamourous parties and some destructive obsession is absolutely my cup of tea.
But I always put off reading it - I assumed some day, someone would just place it on my lap and the whole book would be absorbed into my head without opening a single page (some Gatsby-level delusional fantasy).
Having now *actually* read it, its not only the plot and characters which make the story so fantastic, but also Fitzgeralds incredibly beautiful writing.
I give it my official crown of favourite classic !!
But I always put off reading it - I assumed some day, someone would just place it on my lap and the whole book would be absorbed into my head without opening a single page (some Gatsby-level delusional fantasy).
Having now *actually* read it, its not only the plot and characters which make the story so fantastic, but also Fitzgeralds incredibly beautiful writing.
I give it my official crown of favourite classic !!
gabs_cald's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
sam1964's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
anastasiaadamov's review against another edition
3.0
I was not that impressed by this book that most praise and glorify. The concept of a time nearly one hundread years ago and the vocabulary that goes with it was slightly confusing to me. I delivered perfectly the falsness and instabilitiy of the times between the two great world wars. It left me with an unreal feel of the times past.
clarissaagatha's review against another edition
4.0
The story was narrated by Nick Carraway, a young man who left his hometown to do a finance job in New York. Unexpectedly, his house was located right next to the tremendous house owned by Jay Gatsby, a mysterious man with an enormous wealth. He kept hosting extravagant party where people from all over New York City gathered. Nick started to bond with Gatsby and he learned that Gatsby was Daisy’s (Nick's cousin who lived across Gatsby's house) ex-lover. Gatsby fell in love (or he did not?) with Daisy a long time because of her wealth represented the kind of life he wants. Daisy was everything he desired in life (his American Dream).It was more like an obssesion to become a part of high society with obsence wealth. Unfortunately, a lot of bad circumstances happened.
Chasing your dreams is not a bad thing, but in reality people want instant results and will gladly do anything to achieve their dreams. People want to be on top of everything in society and it becomes an obsession that will not leave their mind. Taking a horrendous path to obtain it won’t be a problem. Of course, they won't realize what they did until it backfires.
In this novel, Fitzgerald did a great job in portraying the typical "American Dream" and how shallow and shameless rich people were in 1920s. Nobody is real, they are all trying to project of who they want to be in life.
Chasing your dreams is not a bad thing, but in reality people want instant results and will gladly do anything to achieve their dreams. People want to be on top of everything in society and it becomes an obsession that will not leave their mind. Taking a horrendous path to obtain it won’t be a problem. Of course, they won't realize what they did until it backfires.
In this novel, Fitzgerald did a great job in portraying the typical "American Dream" and how shallow and shameless rich people were in 1920s. Nobody is real, they are all trying to project of who they want to be in life.
mahiee's review against another edition
4.0
I don't read a lot of classics for English is not my first language but I quite enjoyed this book.