Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sean Connolly

137 reviews

marthadude's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

I mean it's Gatsby. Also Nick is gay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

ada_henry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-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

4.75

A required reading book for English this year that I... really liked? Normally I don't like the English books and/or I've already read them, so this was a pleasant surprise. I really liked Fitzgerald's writing style; it was poetic and beautiful, but also so over the top that it was a little hilarious at times. Everything about the writing in this book was an absolute joy. I loved the characters, even though most of them were horrible people. I loved the setting and the plot and the symbolism and meaning. I loved the owl-eyed man in Gatsby's library and I loved the cover more than pretty much anything else. I loved the four million plot twists, which somehow all managed to be shocking and unexpected. The only complaint I have is that the writing is so dramatic that it's sometimes difficult to understand exactly what's going on. I didn't really struggle with this until the final chapter when so many things were happening at once, and it wasn't a super big deal.

Overall, I really did enjoy this. I would've enjoyed it even more if I hadn't been forced to read it for school, but oh well. 4.75/5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Antisemitism, and Death

kendal_reads's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Car accident, and Infidelity

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Racism, and Racial slurs

katmxx's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

4.0

I refuse to believe that this was entirely written by a man. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism

crazyrhythms's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Car accident, and Infidelity

Moderate: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, and Racism

mer6140's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Racism

atlantisblauw's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

Took until about page 140 for it to get interesting, but I did like the ending. Fitzgerald is a good writer, there are some beautiful sentences in there and he's good at writing flashbacks and other jumps through time. His characters are credible, but quite flat.

Ironically, Gatsby is presented as the mysterious one but you learn more about him than all other characters combined. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Car accident, Sexism, Violence, Classism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Domestic abuse

marenm's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

so sad and yet so good. given that i was reading this for school, it surprised me that i enjoyed it so much. loved the setting and nick and gatsvy’s relationship

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Body horror, Classism, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Grief

faeriefox's review against another edition

dark fast-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

None of the characters were in any way redeemable, the plot was really boring until chapter 7, and chapters 7-8 were the only reasons this book got a 2 rather than a 1. Characters were also really boring and honestly kinda stupid. Also they were all really racist, antisemitic, and misogynistic. I know it reflects the times, but the fact that none of them were in any way good kinda screwed that up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death, Infidelity, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, and Antisemitism

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

Wowie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism and War