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Summary: layered treasure
Review: About 20 years ago I decided I'd start reading some of the books which had been assigned to me in school, and which -- for any of a number of reasons -- I'd either never finished or never started. Gatsby was one of them, and is now one of my all-time favorite books. I re-read it about every 2 years, and always derive something new from it. It is truly a book of which the reader's perception will change as the reader evolves, and I recommend it to anyone over the age of 14.
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Summary: The Great Gatsby
Review: The book the Great Gatsby was a wonderful book it tells about one mans trouble and stuggle just to be with the women that he loves. Gatsby reinvented himself so that he could win back the heart that belonged to Daisy, who had married Tom Bucchanan when Gatsby left. gatsby thought that if he became rich that maybe he might get her back. Tom himself had not been all too faithful towards Daisy for he had another mistress. a fight explodes leaving Daisy all shoken up and she ends up doing something that Gatsby ends up taking the blame for. The end of the book is very tragic and leaves the one telling the story(Nick)with the loss of a friend,and the hostility of others.Don't miss this book about loss and tragic love.
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Summary: 50 % of America
Review: There are only two books that resemble America, our past, our present, and our future.
There are only two books that tackled the issues so subtely, and with so much imagination, they are nothing short of classics.
The Great Gatsby is one of them;
Huckelbery Finn is the other.
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Summary: the pursuit of the american dream
Review: what makes this book so great?it is what fitzgerald is able to do with the story and the characters in such a short book. the story deals with love of daisy and the love of money. the winner is money. the 4 main characters are fully drawn. the relationship of tom and daisy could not be more clearly portrayed in so few words. the only mystery is the way gatsby makes his money. it seems to be on the fringe of being illegal. but what motivates gatsby, love and money, are obsessions. he literally dies pursuing them. although he has both, he needs more. he wants to have the power and prestige of long term money and gazes forlornly at the green light of the east egg. he also has the love of daisy, but it must be pure and she can't have ever loved tom. when daisy's world crashes about her, she runs not to her lover, gatsby, but the power, influence, and safety of tom. great introduction to classic literature! the ironies of the ending bring a smile to your face.
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Summary: My favorite novel
Review: This is the greatest book I've ever read. Fitzgerald's figurative words and poetic feel completey captivated me.
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Summary: THE GREAT GATSBY IS A GREAT BOOK!!!!
Review: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a great novel! I would first like to tell you that upon my first reading of the novel I was not impressed. My first reading of the novel was when I was a freshman in high school. I didn't enjoy reading nor did I appreciate writing at that time. My disliking of reading contributed and affected my views on the book drastically. I decided to give the book another try again seven years later and I love it! I think if the book is read by an experienced reader at any age, then one could appreciate the book for the many great aspects and details provided for the readers.
This novel brings to us many feelings. It demonstrates to us how greed, wealth, love, ambition, success, lover's triangles, and one's desire can change life. Once all those things are linked together the plot becomes very intense. I enjoyed that the novel included all of those life's happenings.
The plot to the novel is very exciting. It portrays the early 1900's and the Jazz Age beautifully. I enjoyed that the plot was directed towards what daily life could bring to one's self. The characters, plot, daily occurrences, opportunities, employment, and the struggles in the book were all a very good representation of early American life. I feel the book portrayed real life, real problems, and real people. While reading the book I never thought or found what I was reading to be far fetched.
I enjoyed that the book was told by a character that wasn't the main character. I enjoyed the perspective that it gave by looking into Gatsby's life and not Gatsby simply being informative about his life story. I also enjoyed that the main characters were not the only focus in the book! There were additional characters that were linked in many different ways to the main ones and were introduced and then continuously followed upon. The book became to be a story about many people and how life`s obstacles affected their decisions, choices, and life in general.
I think anyone who enjoys reading should read this novel at least once. The novel has a very nice story line that I think most everyone should enjoy it! I give this book 4 stars!!!!
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Summary: The Great Gatsby Review
Review: Before I read "The Great Gatsby", I had no prior knowledge of its content. It seemed from the people that I talked with were either fascinated or disappointed with its' story line. So my thoughts were mixed about the author and what he wrote, however, once I read the book I was quite pleased with the story and its' narrator, Nick Carraway, and the experiences he had with his neighbor, Jay Gatsby.
The book is essentially filled with love-hate relationships and suspenseful twists, which enlightened my curiosity page after page. It is no wonder that this book is being used in school curriculums as a required reading, for its material is interesting for many young minds because of its wide range of adventure, mystery, romance, and ambition within the book that kids can relate to in one aspect or another.
Furthermore, upon reading "The Great Gatsby" I would recommend anyone with virtually any reading level to jump at the opportunity to read it, for not only is F. Scott Fitzgerald one of our finest writers, his book "The Great Gatsby" is an American classic, and also the book may enhance your perspective of what New York and its people were like in the nineteen twenties.
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Summary: Gatsby Really Was Great
Review: After having the coolest kid (Nate) referring it to me to read, I did. It was an absolutely astounding book. Aside from Perks of Being A Wallflower, the best book I've read. Even the film was wonderful. Almost exactly like the book, so that was great.
It was pretty interesting to read the differences, I suppose, in society and such in contrast with today's. Definitely 5 star quality.
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Summary: A Masterpiece Only Fitzgerald Could Write
Review: What more can be said about this extraordinary work? It truly has everything--the universal American themes of success and money, finely drawn characters, perhaps the most doomed love story ever written, and finally, a bitterly tragic ending. I first read this book over 30 years ago at a time when I was first discovering Fitzgerald's genius. However, I have since found myself coming back to it again and again. The mood Fitzgerald's words generate is like nothing else I've ever experienced in literature, with the possible exception of the writings of Isak Dinesen. In "Gatsby", a sense of impending doom seems to loom over the entire story. Here you have a hero whose only goal in life is winning the love of a boundlessly shallow and self-centered woman who can never be worthy of his affections. Daisy's persona, combined with the world of money and carelessness that has produced her and her kind, can only lead to tragedy for Gatsby. A masterpiece ...
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Summary: What's the big fuss?
Review: This probably sounds like heresy given it's reputation, but I cannot, for the life of me, figure out why "The Great Gatsby" is universally considered one of the greatest novels written in the English language during the 20th Century. I've read it twice trying to figure it out; I'm still at a loss. Just not my cup of tea I guess. To me the story completely lacks drama. I'm not saying Fitzgerald can't write, I'm simply saying that the plot and characters are just plain boring. Stringing words together in a pleasing way is very different from telling an interesting story -- the main reason we read, of course. I feel completely uninvolved, distanced from time, setting, characters, conflict and plot. I couldn't care less what happens. And after two readings I barely remember any of it. I don't think it's that I'm not "smart enough" or "cultured enough" to get it, I can after all, appreciate the likes of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Faulkner, etc. I'm not some philistine. I do hold advanced degrees and have read many other books of equally great reputation. Fitzgerald just doesn't make me care about these people for some reason.
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