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Summary: Realistic, not idealistic, view of life in the '20's
Review: I recommend this book because it gives a realistic view of the American Dream in the 1920s. The '20's were a time of change for women. They were cutting their hair, working for the right to vote and playing golf. These new freedoms were enjoyed by the character Jordan Baker.The '20's were also a time of getting rich. Lots of people were making money on the stockmarket, but only white people. All of the characters in the Great Gatsby were Caucasian. The '20's were a time of organized crime and bootleggers. Gatsby was rumored to be earning his wealth illegally. Life had lost its meaning for the rich. Daisy Buchanan's life was filled with material comforts and luxuries, and empty of purpose. "What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon, and the day after that, and the next thirty years?" she asks one afternoon. Nick Carraway, the main character, symbolizes the average, middle class person who dreams of being rich. He moved East for a better job and more money. During the course of the book, he learns to know rich people. (Daisy is his cousin.) He realizes that the American Dream is not as dreamy as it appears to be. In fact, part of the American Dream is a nightmare. Still the desire to be rich and have the American Dream is strong and hard to resist. Myrtle Wilson is treated shabbily by Tom Buchanan a rich man with whom she is having an affair. Still she prefers time with the rich Tom to the life she has with her husband who is poor. I enjoyed this realistic view of the American Dream in the 1920s.
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Summary: A novel full of symbolism and hidden messages
Review: The Great Gatsby is truely a well planned novel which has a slow beginning into conflict and reaches it's climax only towards the end. It has a very negative/cynical perspective when thoroughly studied which is not presented directly to us as readers. The 4 star rating is a biast view on my behalf because I am a plot driven reader, howevr even though I found the Great Gatsby hard to read at the beginning, it captured my attention later on . I would have to say the Great Gatsby is truely a fantastic book which will apeal to people keen on English Literature or study it at school and are willing to enjoy it to it's maximim by reading in between the lines.
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Summary: Gatsby is Great!
Review: I probably would never have picked up the Great Gatsby at my own accord, but thankfully I was required to read it for school. The Great Gatsby is one of my favorite books now. Its short, but full of substance. I like that it moves quickly when reading and how human the characters of Gatsby, Daisy, and Nick all seem. The reader can connect with these characters and I think Fitzgerald did a wonderful job on creating this novel. It is about the great American dream, so I like it even better. However, Fitzgerald does an expected twist at the end which makes the book even more effective. I really like this book, I strongly recommend this to anyone who likes a little bit of reality, humor, and a great American story.
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Summary: I agree with Darren Roy
Review: "The Great Gatsby" did suck. I read it last year in my 11th grade English class but I have to read it again because I failed the class. AAAAH!!! This book is going to give me an ulcer before my 18th birthday!!!
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Summary: A very interesting and captivating book.
Review: The Greats Gatsby is a very interesting look at the lifestyles of the 1920's. It kept me interested and captivated to the end.
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Summary: an excellent book, well written
Review: I loved reading this story, the entire intrigue of the mysterious Mr. Gatsby kept me going. Fitzgerald did a commendable job of portraying the typical attitudes of the different social classes of the 1920ies, and the overall feelings of the environment that were present after World War 1 and before the Great Depression.
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Summary: Exciting and compelling story. Fun to read.
Review: I thought this book was fun to read. Following the characters throughout the book was a challenge and Fitzgerald did such a good job of mixing all of their lives together into one. The author does a fine job of unravelling it all out in the end.
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Summary: The best book of the 20th century!!
Review: I adore this book for so many reasons. It's short. It's flawlessly written. It's totally complete in itself. Some sentences take the reader away, and the pitch is set so you have no idea how dense the stuff is that you're reading because it is so readable. THIS is how you write books kiddies.
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Summary: This book really sucked
Review: Great Gatsby was a digusting look at how one man's pride and filth can turn a promising country into the cess pool that it has become.
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Summary: A quasi-masterpiece, dull on the surface yet substantial
Review: Initially the book seems to drone on about nothing much, but stick to it. The message of the book and the intricatly woven, all-pervasive symbolism eventually becomes apparent. I would haved awarded five stars if soap opera plots held any interest for me. The book's portrayal of the stereotypical American Dream was excellent.
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