The Great Gatsby; Library Edition

from CBJames

If you grew up in America, there's a very good chance you read The Great Gastby by F. Scott Fitzgerald in high school. You were probably 16 or 17 years old. You probably grew impatient with Jay Gatsby's pining for Daisy Buchanan. He so needs to get over her. She's just not that into him. What is ...

from drachenbraut23

What a fabulous little gem this is! Usually, I am not someone who is too fond of short stories, but I have to say that I loved this one. The most appealing aspect of this story is Fitzgerald's magnificent sense of language, which drew me in straight away. Right in the beginning I couldn't truly c...

from OscarWilde87

Who is Jay Gatsby? An Oxford man, entrepreneur, bootlegger, host to illustrious parties, owner of a Long Island mansion, adulterer? Maybe the "Great Gatsby" is all of the latter. Maybe he is not. F. Scott Fitzgerald's work is a character study of a man who is very secretive about his past and has...

from theokester

I read Great Gatsby back in Junior High and my only real memories were that it was boring and the characters were unloveable/unredeemable. Finally getting around to re-reading it with more literature behind me, I have a much different take. While still not a favorite read of mine, I found it more...

from aethercowboy

What's so great about Gatsby? Well, if your only knowledge of it comes from a reference on King of Queens, you'd probably think it was his magical prowess. If you're a fan of Andy Kauffman, you might have heard about the time when he read this book to a crowded room of people expecting him to be ...