The Great Gatsby

Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by Tim Robbins

An undisputed masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, perfect for Fitzgerald lovers and classics collectors alike.

Set against a backdrop of jazz music, bootlegging, and lavish parties, The Great Gatsby is the story of Midwesterner Nick Carraway’s curious introduction to the decadent world of his mysterious, wealthy neighbor Jay Gatsby, whose thirst for riches is matched only by his tragic obsession with the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.

Penned in the “roaring twenties,” the novel continues to be the subject of numerous film and stage adaptations and has become a fixture in the American classroom. This dangerously propulsive tale of glitz and glamour continues to be relevant as readers long for escapist novels—a chance to flee into Gatsby’s famed mansion and lose oneself in the rush of opulence.

The Great Gatsby audiobook is brought to life by Tim Robbins, famed American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and musician.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Caedmon
• Release date: Jan 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9780063074484

F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, attended Princeton University in 1913, and published his first novel, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. That same year he married Zelda Sayre, and he quickly became a central figure in the American expatriate circle in Paris that included Gertrude Stein and Ernest Hemingway. He died of a heart attack in 1940 at the age of forty-four.

Reviews for The Great Gatsby

[bookmystique · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Depressing lit.

[ericfitz08 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Masterful.

[martinbodek · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I didn't get it. Not a word of it. I'm supposed to understand that the book was filled with metaphors for the characters' moods and for the era in which it was set. Big deal. The book was just a big, fat hedonistic, solipsistic pile of nonsense and emptiness. I read through it because I was pot-committed due to its "classic" status, but had it been 20 pages longer, I would have gone the rest of my life without reading it. Now I have to find that great book that should have been read in the time I wasted reading this garbage.

[locriian · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Oh the drama!

[isatyajeet · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Speechless..

[benkaboo-51322 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Summary: Great little book about a dreamer who doesn't give up.

Things I liked:

The writing is beautiful.
The story is succinct and efficient.

Things I thought could be improved:

No idea. I enjoyed it from start to finish.

Highlight:

The first time Nick sees Gatsby almost made me cry it was so beautiful. I got chills.

[incognito_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Admittedly not a bad book, but oh! I just want to slap everyone upside the head - some repeatedly.

[headinherbooks_27 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

An American masterpiece!

[helka_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A great read.

[rayub-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Not very suspenseful.

[datrappert · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Perfect. I can read the last page over and over and over....Along with All the King's Men and the Grapes of Wrath, the best-written work of "serious" fiction I have encountered - and with the benefit of being much shorter. Of course, Raymond Chandler writes almost as well....