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Francis Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

Set in the post-Great War Long Island/New York world of the rich. The narrator, Nick Carraway, sympathetically records the pathos of Gatsby’s romantic dream which founders on the reality of corruption, the insulated selfishness of Tom and Daisy, and the cutting edge of violence.
171 printed pages
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Impressions

  • gabey52001shared an impression7 years ago

    The last time I read this book was when I was 19 years old. I couldn't understand much about it. 36 years later, I read it again. Now it all made sense. I can identify with Gatsby and feel his anguish, hopes, fears and joy. Life is not about living a dream but making a dream come true and when that dream is fulfilled, you realised it is actually a nightmare. It's best to be pragmatic and lead a simple life, even if you're filthy rich.

  • al mshared an impression4 years ago
    👍Worth reading
    💧Soppy

    Read twice, fully understood only years later
    There is absolutely nothing romantic about the story

  • Жансая Сабитоваshared an impression5 years ago
    🔮Hidden Depths
    💡Learnt A Lot
    💞Loved Up
    🚀Unputdownable

    Я смотрела конечно фильм, но буду читать чтоб , больше развивать англ)

Quotes

  • Arina Tkachenkohas quoted7 years ago
    "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one," he told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
  • Darin Ryvkinahas quoted8 years ago
    'I'm glad it's a girl. And I hope she'll be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."
  • loolipopluhas quoted7 years ago
    I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.

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