Summary: The mysterious Jay Gatsby embodies the American notion that it is possible to redefine oneself and persuade the world to accept that definition. Gatsby’s youthful neighbor, Nick Carraway, fascinated with the display of enormous wealth in which Gatsby revels, finds himself swept up in the lavish lifestyle of Long Island society during the Jazz Age. Considered Fitzgerald’s best work, The Great Gatsby is a mystical, timeless story of integrity and cruelty, vision and despair. The timeless story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan is widely acknowledged to be the closest thing to the Great American Novel ever written. My Reviewish Thing: The Great American Novel? No. Nonono. You can call this book a classic all you want, and there’s plenty of yano literary value, but darn it the entire book is about a bunch of rich, cheating snobs who get everything they want and still are satisfied with their lives and really, they can all be punched in the face. I feel very negatively towards this book. And I mean I’m one guy, but still, literary classic or not, this book was a pain to read. But that’s just me. My Rating: 1 light over the lake out of 5. #BrianOut

Summary: The mysterious Jay Gatsby embodies the American notion that it is possible to redefine oneself and persuade the world to accept that definition. Gatsby’s youthful neighbor, Nick Carraway, fascinated with the display of enormous wealth in which Gatsby revels, finds himself swept up in the lavish lifestyle of Long Island society during the Jazz Age. Considered Fitzgerald’s best work, The Great Gatsby is a mystical, timeless story of integrity and cruelty, vision and despair.

The timeless story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan is widely acknowledged to be the closest thing to the Great American Novel ever written.

My Reviewish Thing: The Great American Novel? No. Nonono. You can call this book a classic all you want, and there’s plenty of yano literary value, but darn it the entire book is about a bunch of rich, cheating snobs who get everything they want and still are satisfied with their lives and really, they can all be punched in the face. I feel very negatively towards this book. And I mean I’m one guy, but still, literary classic or not, this book was a pain to read. But that’s just me.

My Rating:

1 light over the lake out of 5.

#BrianOut

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    Gave this to my sister for Christmas.
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    worst book ever.
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    Read this junior year, and actually liked it.
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