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

    By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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    First published in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” is widely hailed as one of the most important American novels of the twentieth-century. Fitzgerald’s third novel and his most significant work, it is the tale of the reclusive millionaire Jay Gatsby and his tragic obsession with the lovely and elusive Daisy Buchanan. The novel brilliantly captures the Roaring Twenties, often called the Jazz Age, one of America’s most transformative and iconic time periods. The novel is semi-autobiographical and based in part on Fitzgerald’s own time trying to fit in with the wealthy crowd on Long Island’s North Shore and becoming part of a social class based in decadence and leisure in order to impress the object of his affection. Fitzgerald was deeply conflicted about this wealthy world and “The Great Gatsby” is a biting social commentary, as the rich are shown in all their immoral excess, capable of shocking acts of passion and violence with little remorse or consequences. While underappreciated during Fitzgerald’s own lifetime, “The Great Gatsby” has come to be considered by many as one of the greatest American novels. This edition includes a biographical afterword.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDigireads.com Publishing
    Release dateJan 16, 2020
    ISBN9781420972511
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    F. Scott Fitzgerald

    F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) is regarded as one of the greatest American authors of the 20th century. His short stories and novels are set in the American ‘Jazz Age’ of the Roaring Twenties and include This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night, The Great Gatsby, The Last Tycoon, and Tales of the Jazz Age.

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    • 3/5
      Ridiculously over-rated.
    • 4/5
      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.
    • 3/5
      Admittedly not a bad book, but oh! I just want to slap everyone upside the head - some repeatedly.
    • 3/5
      Not very suspenseful.
    • 5/5
      Speechless..
    • 5/5
      An American masterpiece!
    • 1/5
      Depressing lit.
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      A great read.
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      Oh the drama!
    • 5/5
      Masterful.

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