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Liked It7 of 9 members found this review helpful “How moving that Fitzgerald’s simple choice of that green light blinking in the dark distance was to become the most powerful symbol of the American Dream in our literature. It’s like Charles Foster Kane and his “Rosebud.” |
Didn’t Like It5 of 5 members found this review helpful “How this is considered the "Great American Classic" I will never understand. There seems to be little - if at all any - point to it. The description of the Roaring Twenties was the only part of this novel that struck me as entertaining because it was exact and to the point. This alone would have...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“After a rather slow start dramatically, Fitzgerald brings purpose into our characters with his masterful wit and narrative talent.”
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“It's possible to be in love with a book. I brought this book with me on a trip this summer, so as to fill in travel time, but I couldn't put it down! While it's a very entertaining book, with it's humour and authentic Jazz Age feel, it also has a meaningful depth to it. Jay Gatsby says "Can't repeat the past?... Why of course you can!" -- I wish that were true so I could read The Great Gatsby for the first time again!”
Disco wrote this review 14 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great Classic, pretty much all i can say”
Friendsfan23 wrote this review 19 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A great story and well written. I highly recommend this book.”
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“really good everyone should read this”
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“Never actually finished..”
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“Much better than I remembered it!”
Pat S wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I never had to read this in high school, and since a lot of my students are reading it so I figured I would finally check it out.”
Dave Fields wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Had to read it for English and it surprisingly wasn't a book that my teacher had to force me to read. It was genuinely good!”
Lesley wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Brilliant. That is all.”
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