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The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
By â‹� Marta â‹� · 2 posts · 11 views
By â‹� Marta â‹� · 2 posts · 11 views
last updated Jul 15, 2019 08:36AM
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First of all I really liked the book, but also a part of me didn't. I'm not the kinda girl who goes to party's and drinks alcohol, so that's why I didn't like the story that much. But I loved F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing style.
So the story was kinda silly, but that depends on how much you like partying and drinking. On the other hand I really liked the story because it shows us how life was in de 1920s. This book really gave me that thought.
This is my toughts about the book, non-spoiled. If ...more
So the story was kinda silly, but that depends on how much you like partying and drinking. On the other hand I really liked the story because it shows us how life was in de 1920s. This book really gave me that thought.
This is my toughts about the book, non-spoiled. If ...more
In my review, a comparison of The Great Gatsby to that of a desert.
The Gatsby story is like a desert you savor. The characters are like the initial aroma's that tease and entice your senses. The first bite is like the underlining question; will she or won't she love the right man? or Will he or won't he love the right woman? The second, third, and fourth bite your mouth waters and you force yourself to come under self-control to not devour the desert such as is the stories plot, words, and energ ...more
The Gatsby story is like a desert you savor. The characters are like the initial aroma's that tease and entice your senses. The first bite is like the underlining question; will she or won't she love the right man? or Will he or won't he love the right woman? The second, third, and fourth bite your mouth waters and you force yourself to come under self-control to not devour the desert such as is the stories plot, words, and energ ...more
It was an eh-ish read for me. I watched the 2013 movie first and really enjoyed it, but reading the over-hyped novel was a bit lackluster. I was expecting more since people were saying the novel was better than the movie, and I was let down.
I did enjoy picking up on references that Gatsby, Daisy and Nick might have had black roots but were 'passing' off as white.
But overall, I'm glad that I did read the book. I appreciated how The Great Gatsby is a book about the consequences of loving one per ...more
I did enjoy picking up on references that Gatsby, Daisy and Nick might have had black roots but were 'passing' off as white.
But overall, I'm glad that I did read the book. I appreciated how The Great Gatsby is a book about the consequences of loving one per ...more
It had been so long and I felt like a re-read. Listened to the version read by Sean Astin and really enjoyed it.
I don’t have a lot of thoughts about this book. It was just meh to me.
Jun 21, 2010
Caliope21
marked it as to-read
