An American Classic and Great ReadSeptember 1, 2008 0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Great Gatsby is a book that you will appreciate for a long time after your done with it. I couldn't put it down from the second I started reading it. The characters are finely crafted and the storyline a hit as you meet Nick and Gatsby and the different lives they lead until one day they are both wonderfully and tragically intertwined. I found myself saddened to both the book ending and the outcome of the story but I have a greater respect for both F. Scott Fitzgerald and the 1920's because of reading it.
AwesomeAugust 22, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a master piece in literature and should be read not only by student but everyone who enjoy a good written book. It is richly set in the jazz era and portraits the life and shallowness of Gatsby the main character. An impossible love and the empty life he lives in pursue of this undeserving girl. A great work of art.
Anna del C. Author of "The Elf and the Princess" and "Trouble in the Elf City" The Elf and The Princess: The Silent Warrior Trilogy - Book One (The Silent Warrior Trilogy)
A classic!August 21, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
F. Scott Fitzgerald's timeless classic is evocative, stirring and unsettling. I had not read this book in thirty years and decided to re-read it while looking for another book at the library. I can now understand why leading experts believe this is one of the best if not the best American novel in the last one hundred years. It has it all: lost love, class struggle, deceit, betrayal and murder. Fitzgerald's descriptive prose is exquisite. His imagery shines every step of the way. I highly recommend reading this great American novel!
UnforgettableAugust 19, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Surely everything has been said before. BUT, I shall point out that if you like Gatsby, you will probably love Fitzgerald's short stories as well. Also, there are several interesting books written about F.Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda--two truly compelling people who lived somewhat reckless rock star lives long before we watched rock stars burn out on MTV reality shows.
So, let me get this straight...August 16, 2008 2 out of 6 found this review helpful
The Modern Library declares that this is the 2nd greatest novel of the 20th century?
Are you serious? Above Lolita.
and let's not forget the novels the list completely disregarded, that trample all over Fitzgerald's poorly dated morality tale:
Gravity's Rainbow V. The Crying of Lot 49 White Noise One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Journey to the end of the Night Naked Lunch Blood Meridian The Stranger The Old man and the Sea
Seriously, Fitzgerald just was no good, and pales horribly in comparison to the true giant of 20th century American literature; Hemingway
