Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

174 reviews

lolovg__'s review against another edition

informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Be well versed on American history to fully unlock the best parts of fitzgeralds writing in this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism

roshnimc's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.75

The prose is good but the story was very bleak. It was a very stark piece, with nothing of real interest, perhaps purposefully made so. Overall, not something I would wish to read again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Antisemitism

panaceaenthusiast's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, and Car accident

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

willbefunorelse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Antisemitism, and Classism

Minor: Xenophobia

whoisrois's review against another edition

sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Pretty good I guess, very smooth prose

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and Classism

archiveofrasa's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

I never read this in school (I went to a private school on scholarship so of course they wouldn't make us read it) but in a way I'm glad I hadn't because I doubt I would've appreciated it then. I loved the prose and the voice, there is a level of "unrealness" to it, especially in the more action-driven parts of the story, which I felt really enhanced its themes and what it was trying to say, although it did make it a bit difficult to know what was going on. had to LitChart bits every now and then but I don't think that ruined the reading process for me! really fascinating look on old vs new money 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Infidelity, and Car accident

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

Minor: Gun violence, Murder, and War

waywardgurl's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Antisemitism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

bethanwx's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

3.75

A damnation of the American Dream through the eyes of an unreliable, hard to pin down narrator. Nick is just as much of a mystery as Gatsby, changing his mind about people, judging yet connecting himself to some awful people, including the racist and abusive Tom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Car accident

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

fujiopples's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

A lot of people overlook/dislike this book because they were most likely forced to read it in high school, but I think that everyone should read it on their own at least once. This is my favorite book of all time, and I think there are many themes that are still relevant and relatable today. For example, I see myself a lot in Nick, despite the fact that I am a 17-year-old trans guy living in a completely different time period. Anyway, I love this book, and everyone should love this book! It's short enough that you can read it in a day if you wanted to, and while it does have some problematic aspects (it was the 1920s) it is incredibly worth reading. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Antisemitism

kendall216's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Antisemitism