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

2.0

Meh. I couldn't help but compare the book to "The Sun Also Rises", one of my favorites. Self- Absorbed characters, post WW I, with too much money and too much time on their hands. Unfortunately, the characters in this book lack redeeming qualities and likability. I was disappointed. The writing is striking, but the storyline was not. I may have enjoyed it more if I had first read it when I was younger, but I thought it was a bit boring, predictable, and indulgent but not in a pleasant way. It was not the worst piece of literature I have ever read, but it is in my average-below average pile.