The Great Gatsby

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Summary: The characters' lives are used as a reflection of the 1920s.
Review: Through "The Great Gatsby," F. Scott Fitzgerald proved that if you only live life for today you won't be able to cope with tomorrow. The book went extremely slow paced in the beginning until I reached 40 pages from the end of it. Fitzgerald did a great job getting the reader into the story. He used so much description and image word choice that I kept half interested. As soon as you get to that one point in the book, it just moves so fast that you can barely keep track of everything happening even. The story is a total depiction of the 1920s with the unsuccessful and unfaithful relationships, the partying that went on constantly, and the unexpected consequences of living life for today. The characters only did what they wanted to make that day the best it could be. They never once thought of what would and/or could have happened to them. They didn't think there was anything wrong with what they were doing. People living in the 1920s didn't believe anything would go wrong in their society, but just look what happened. Can you say, "DEPRESSION?" Depression is not exactly the word I would use to describe what happened to Fitzgerald's characters in "The Great Gatsby" after their lives backfired. It would make more sense to use a word such as ---- suppression!

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Summary: Great but sad
Review: This book in my opinion is a very romantic tale about two people split apart. The details are outstanding yet kind of repetitive. I recomend this book to advanced readers because of very hard vocabulary. And don't mind if you cry in the end.

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Summary: A fantastic book
Review: I just finished reading this book in my 11th Grade English class, and I recomend it highly, especially if you're a hopeless romantic (like me!). It's a story of impossible love set against the backdrop of the 1920's. Gatsby has everything money can buy, but what he really wants can't be bought--Daisy. I'll admit the first couple chapters are boring, but it's worth it if you stick it out!

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Summary: The Great Gatsby
Review: I thought I would really like The Great Gatsby because you hear so much about it but it reminded me too much of a soap opera. In fact I couldnt believe how overly silly and dull the plot was. It was like a 1970s miniseries. Also Fitzgerald is a very bland writer. I dont know. Maybe I should try it again.

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Summary: It shows how money can corrupt an individual.
Review: F. Scott Fitzgerald, the GREAT GATSBY is a traditional classic. I give the book two thumbs up. The book is about a wealthy, lonely bachelor, who will not rest until he gets the love of his life. The book has a sad ending, but I will leave that for you to read about. The author brilliantly shows how being wealthy doesn't necessarily make you happy. Wealth can bring about isolation, and lonliness. The morality of the story refects very heavily on society today. People are always criticizing the wealthy instead of congratulating them for their accomplishments. This book gives great insight on the "snobby" rich, and the "down to earth" rich individuals. Once again I highly recommend this novel and I really hope you like it. And if you don't like it, then I don't know whats wrong with you.

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Summary: This book was confusing and a little boring.
Review: This book was very difficult to get into. After the first few chapters it is probably an okay book but I didn't get that far. That is all I have to say since I only read the first few pages of this not-so-interesting book. My advice to you is if you have a short attention span then don't read this book, but if you like to be bored then this is the book for you.

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Summary: Great Gatsby, Great Book!
Review: The Great Gatsby was one of the greatest novels ever written. The way that F. Scott Fitzgerald uses diffrent emotions really expresses how life in the 1920's were. It also shows what love is really like, and how it can make you do crazy thinks. It can even lead to death. Gatsby learned that the hard way. If your into drama, action, and romance please read this book. You won't be disappointed.

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Summary: fantastic love story
Review: The Great Gatsby is a fantastic love story told in such a manner that can be enjoyed by men and women alike. Gatsby is every woman's dream man. He's loyal to his love, honest, intelligent, gallant, handsome, and has money. The only draw back is that his money is dirty. Truly a fiction character that women can only dream about, never the less a very entertaining piece of literature.

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Summary: The "GREAT" Gatsby
Review: I really enjoyed this book. I admit, I was surprised. I went into reading this book as a big task, something to be avoided at all costs. But when I really got down to reading it, I realized how interesting the book actually was. The first chapter or so was a bit slow, but after that the storyline just kept gaining momentum. I strongly believe that F. Scott Fitzgerald was the premier writer of the "Jazz Age." "The Great Gatsby" is often referred to as the quintessential novel of the "Jazz Age" and I believe that this is very true! Some of Fitzgerald's characters seem as real as the characters in "Ordinary People." Realism is especially clear in the main character, Nick Cathaway. He is a hard working man from the Midwest who was in the "Great War." Some people say that he lives a rather boring life, but honestly, if your life were so much more exciting would you be sitting at home reading this book? I didn't think so! Although Fitzgerald was a great writer, I think he was a little politically incorrect. He also used a lot of plays on words, which made reading the novel a little more confusing. The notes in the back of the book did help a little but it was more confusing then it needed to be. I did like how Fitzgerald used the first person. It lets us get really close inside the narrator's head and that's nice to be able to do. Overall I really enjoyed reading this book and I can't wait to read other books by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Thank you for listening and V.A. rules.

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Summary: Singularly centered
Review: The whole story appears to revolve around this huge "love triangle" of Gatsby trying to get Daisy to come back to him and leave Tom. Upon close scrutiny of Gatsby's actions it would appear that they all are leading up to how he could meet Daisy again. The main theme of the story.