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Mar 13, 2024anika_kumar rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a timeless classic that transcends generations, making it a captivating read for teenagers today. Set in the roaring 1920s, this novel explores themes of love, wealth, and the pursuit of the…
Mar 06, 2024FloraWest rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Of course his writing is terrific. I will say had I read this when so many people do-in high school-the drama of it would have totally hooked me in. I see why this is such a favorite from people's youths. That said, I'd recommend "Tender…
Mar 03, 2024vedanth_p rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Great Gatsby by Scott F. Fitzgerald was a tragic tale that built upon topics such as love, the passage of time, and wealth. The story is told from the perspective of the protagonist Nick Carraway, who lived among millionaires. Nick's…
Mar 02, 2024Rudy_Best rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Novel tells a story of little content. In summary, there is dispute between two men over a woman, and one man kills the other. Then the narrator who's been telling the story goes and thinks about the time he spent with them. THE END. I did…
Mar 02, 2024
The Great Gatsby is a classic novel set in the 1920s. It is the story of Jay Gatsby who is an enigmatic billionaire and loves to throws extravagant parties at his mansion in Long Island. The narrator of the story is Nick Carraway who moves…
Feb 28, 2024ADragonInTheLibrary rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
First time reading it in about 17 years. Honestly, not that great. I imagine kids today struggle even more with it, without massive amounts of context and history explaining everything. I surely hope teachers remove it from the reading…
Jan 03, 2024
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a 1920s tale narrated by Nick Carraway, focusing on Jay Gatsby's pursuit of lost love with Daisy Buchanan. Exploring themes of wealth, love, and the American Dream, it unveils the tragic…
Dec 04, 20234ashmita rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"The Great Gatsby" novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to Long Island, New York, and becomes friends with his enigmatic and wealthy neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is known for his lavish parties and his obsession with…
Nov 21, 2023akdaftary rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Great Gatsby, penned by F. Scott Fitzgerald, unfolds as a tragic tale set against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, exploring themes of wealth, love, and the elusive American Dream. The narrative follows Jay Gatsby's obsession with…
Nov 12, 2023ScorchingSun rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
A bunch of unlikeable self-absorbed people completely undeserving of sympathy or empathy. A two-dimensional tale of shallow individuals posing as noble figures, narrated by a passive observer (Nick). And then you have an eloquent but…
Oct 15, 2023chrpha17 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book is infamous, and for good reason, I will say. I think one of the more outstanding characteristics of the story is that we generally trail Nick Carraway and his introduction into the world of New Money, which is where characters…
Sep 11, 2023
The Great Gatsby: The Great Gatsby is a novel written by writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is an American classic. It features the millionaire Jay Gatsby trying to reunite with a former lover, Daisy Buchanan. The novel takes place during the…
Jul 27, 2023MahitK rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"The Great Gatsby" is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel centered on the upper class of Jazz Age New York City. Filled with parties, drinking, scandals, and crime, the novel illustrates the roaring lifestyle that came to…
Jul 21, 2023SnoIsleLib_Teen rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Great Gatsby is about a man who just so happens to be neighbors with "The Great Gatsby." Gatsby is known to be a mysterious man and not many people know him well. Our main character however piques Gatsby's interest and now he has to…
Jul 13, 2023MaryElizabeth17 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a great book on ambition and obsession. I have never understood why Gatsby is so taken with Daisy. I guess it is a good illustration of how blind and even deadly love or obsession can be. The narrator Nick recalls that Daisy and…
Jul 11, 2023leehenny2 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald takes place shortly after WWI in the 1920s and follows the mysterious Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of a lost love, Daisy Buchanan. Through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway, it explores themes of…
Jul 11, 2023Hammy_over_9000 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The premise is solid but GOD DO I HATE NICK WITH EVERY FIBRE OF MY BEING. The very first thing that he says is summed up with "My dad raised me well and taught me to never judge people on how they look". NOT EVEN 5 PAGES LATER he describes…
Jul 02, 2023jiya_j rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is the book that some people love to hate. However, I will never stop shouting this novel’s praises from the rooftops. The Great Gatsby has it all: drama, trauma, mystery, sin, lies, anarchy, crime, war, love, romance, philosophy,…
Jun 28, 2023appleylemons rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A story told from the perspective of Nick Carraway, whose neighbor is the wealthy and mysterious Jay Gatsby, an intriguing sequence of events soon unravels. Infidelity tints many, if not all the relationships shown in the story, and the…
Jun 06, 2023blue_dog_41158 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Great Gatsby was incredibly interesting to read. Throughout the novel, the Roaring 20s comes to life through the glamorous outfits and actions of the characters. The book is definitely a classic for a reason.
May 13, 2023daffodil139 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
“The Great Gatsby” depicts the tragedy of Jay Gatsby through the perspective of Nick Carraway. The book is set in the 1920s during the Jazz Age, as the book addresses the various social issues of the time through its cast of characters,…
May 02, 2023alexacastell rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Where do i even start, this book has really struck me well and i still admire it now, the emotion depicted in book brings chills, i like the story between all of them and how the storey really pulls you in even in the first half, and the…
Apr 27, 2023MariamMF rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic novel that has stood the test of time since its publication in 1925. Set in the roaring twenties, the book explores the decadent and glamorous lifestyle of the wealthy elite in New…
Apr 20, 2023ailan33 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The Great Gatsby is about the narrator Nick Carraway describing Gatsby, who is mysterious and longs to reunite with his former lover, Daisy and the story took place during the prosperous Roaring Twenties in New York City and Long Island.…
Apr 20, 2023Super_Summer rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite books that I read in my English class is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The novel is set during the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, and depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions…