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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
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The Great Gatsby

Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by Sean Astin

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Considered by critics to be one of the greatest novels ever written, this classic is full of intrigue, resounding metaphors, and decadent glimpses into twentieth-century America.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDreamscape Media
Release dateJan 1, 2021
ISBN9781666542752
Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1896, St. Paul, Minnesota-1940, Hollywood, California) creó uno de los mitos de la literatura del siglo XX, el gran Gatsby, y contribuyó de un modo fundamental a la invención de su época. Su primera novela, A este lado del paraíso (1920), narró la educación sentimental de su generación, y sus cuentos inventaron la Edad del Jazz y configuraron las emociones y la imaginería de los años veinte. Hermosos y malditos (1922) adivinó el fin de la fiesta inagotable («la mayor orgía de la historia», según el propio Fitzgerald) y lo preparó para escribir El gran Gatsby (1925). Pasó por Hollywood, a la busca de dinero en el nuevo paraíso cinematográfico, y fracasó. La Depresión económica de 1929 la vivió como depresión y quiebra personal: Suave es la noche (1934), su cuarta novela, volvió a demostrar la extraordinaria capacidad de Fitzgerald para sentir y contar la compenetración indisoluble entre los grandes hechos históricos y la historia íntima de los individuos. En diciembre de 1933 su mujer, Zelda Sayre, había sido internada en una clínica psiquiá­trica. En 1937 Fitzgerald volvió a Hollywood como guionista. Su nombre sólo aparecería en los créditos de una película sonora: Tres camaradas, y por bebedor fue despedido de su último trabajo en Holly­wood, donde murió de un ataque al corazón. Su novela final, inacabada, El último magnate, hablaba de la desilusión de Hollywood. T. S. Eliot había juzgado así El gran Gatsby: «Me parece el primer paso que da la ficción americana desde Henry James.»

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Rating: 4.0441379310344825 out of 5 stars
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Readers find this title to be a great American novel with breathtaking prose. However, some readers did not enjoy the narration and felt that there are better versions available. Overall, the book leaves readers wanting more Fitzgerald.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5

    May 28, 2025

    4.5 stars really.. didn’t really appreciate it when i first read it in hs but i loved it the second time around
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5

    Dec 18, 2024

    Great narrator for a great book! Classic, a must read.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5

    Nov 29, 2024

    Excellently read by the narrator. He gets a 5⭐️. For an older reader with much classical reading experience (although this was my first time ready The Great Gatsby) I found it painfully slow until about halfway through. The last half, after the characters were developed was much better, smoother flowing, and much more interesting IMHO.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5

    Jul 21, 2023

    A Great American Novel. Sean Astin reads it very well
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5

    Jul 21, 2023

    I don't care for this narration at all. There are much better versions available.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5

    Jul 21, 2023

    Sean Astin did a great job. When I read it, this book's prose is breathtaking, however, listening to it conveyed a sadness that has escaped me when I read it (?) - or perhaps I have just forgotten. Always leaves me wanting more Fitzgerald.
    This would be a 5 star review, except that the last line of the book, and one of its most iconic, is obscured and denigrated by ridiculous music.