Member Reviews

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  2 of 2 members found this review helpful.

  • Rated 3 stars

  “Catapulted Fitzgerald to fame and fortune, but, truth be told, it's a work of juvenilia. Very precocious, but a period piece today (albeit a fascinating period piece)....Every sentence screams out to be taken seriously as the work of a major writer. He would get there soon enough.”

  Lord Manleigh wrote this review Thursday, August 7 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 2 stars

  “Have you ever wanted to strangle a character from a book? Read this book and you will feel it. Shallow and irritating characters that need a good swift kick in the.,.....ugh. I disliked the book. The story was just ok and the "profoundness" that it was supposed to hold was lacking. Hardley worth the read despite the fact that it is supposed to be a classic.”

  SloanTheSlytherinTurtle wrote this review Thursday, October 23 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “I think a lot of people misunderstand/stood this book. Many were fascinated (as we still are) by this glimpse into the lives of the rich/famous. A classic if for no other reason than that it still speaks to us about obsession - whether it be about money or love.”

  muque and shylock tomes wrote this review Wednesday, September 24 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 2 stars

  “Seemed disjointed - not Fitzgerald's best.”

  Janie S wrote this review Friday, August 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Ultimately, not as entertaining as the Star Trek episode of the same name. The second half of the book is better than the first half by a mile, and apparently the first half was written as a separate book altogether. The first part seems cobbled together, and is so chockablock with antiquated expressions and references to super-obscure nineteenth century writers that a dumb-dumb like myself kind of struggled through it. But the second half was actually pretty good, full of some meaningful insights and interesting character studies and stuff. Duh. ”

  Britta D wrote this review Wednesday, August 6 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “fitzgerald's first novel, and a very influential book on me when i first read it. i'm looking to cut through it once again now that i'm a bit older and hopefully wiser. ”

  Bix wrote this review Thursday, July 24 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Possibly the best novel ever written, it provides a wonderful portrait of the "Jazz Age", and the equally greedy and self-absorbed Jay Gatsby and his insane love triangle with Tom and Daisy Buchannan.”

  Lachie wrote this review Sunday, June 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “the more I read about zelda the more scott pisses me off....so I really have no business writing a review for him.”

  dawna wrote this review Saturday, June 7 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “I felt more and more like Fitzgerald's Amory as the pages went by - his beginning was mine & his ending I'm going to stray away from. I think in a way, the story was ghastly--but then that's what makes Fitzgerald worthwhile to me. Instantly loved. ”

  WWTDD? wrote this review Saturday, June 7 2008. ( reply | permalink )