A review by dan_berlin
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

dark emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

Never read this book in high school. But Apple Books has a free audiobook, read by Leslie Odom Jr. 

Gatsby is “the great American novel” for a reason and it feels good to have finally read / listened to this story. 

All the characters are kind of shitty in their own ways but Tom Buchanan is a real piece of shit. Shame nothing bad happens to him. Which I’m sure is the point. 

Odom, of course, plays the character wonderfully. 
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