Great Gatsby Review

This book teaches us a great deal about the decadence of the "Jazz Age" and the balance in our own minds involving the ever-opposing forces of good (right) and evil (wrong). Currently, I am enjoying this timeless novel for the sixth time.

i'm studying this book for A-level English Literature. i don't like it for the purely subjective reaosn that i don't enjoy reading it, i don't like the way it makes me feel. it's so well written that all the horrid concpets and scenes it explores mar my enjoyment. however, i have to write coursework on the facades in the book and wondered if anyone had any exciting (or not) theories or comments.

Sorry to disagree with many of you but the Great Gatsby is NOT an example of fine literature, in my opinion. <br>Yes, the book is easy to analyze (if you have to do a report or essay on a book, choose this one) but much of the text could be omitted because of lack of relevance or because it takes away from the plot. I found at the end of the novel that part of the conclusion we were supposed to come to was that Gatsby's hope, the green light, was daisy and by living in the past he lost any chance of having her in the real world - but when we were introduced to Gatsby's motives that was already established. The reader knows throughout the novel that a chance of getting Daisy is slim and I dont know about you, but i never expected Gatsby to get her in the first place. After being introduced to Tom and seeing what kind of a man he was, chances of Daisy breaking free, even if she wanted to, were slim<br>This is simply my opinion, something for you to question and possibly help you to see things from another view.<br>

In my opinion the book trys to show up the American Dream in a new way. The American Dream becomes mostly defined by success connected with commercial and not social aspects. This book shows up social aspects on how to put the American Dream into action. In this case Gatsby did not succeed but the narrator shows up the will to and the way to fullfill the will. <br>I didnt read the whole book but i am going to (English 12th class Germany). I hope I get more aspects of the "social defined"-American Dream.

Does anyone know why Fitzgerald choose to incorporate the cover art into the book????

after reading the novel over past few days and the fact that we are studying this next term for our a levels.....i feel that i need more information on the book itself and the american dream.....if anyone would be as good enough to email me any books they could reccomend for accompaniment i would be very grateful...thankyou.

I read the Great Gatsby in my English III honors class. We read this book in 2 weeks. I really enjoyed this book and would even refer to it as the "Best Book I have ever read" If it wouldn't have been for school, I don't think I would have been able to put the book down. I enjoyed every little detail of the book. I thought it was really intelligent the way Fitzgerald even thought of the green light as love and longing. I wish authors today would make more books like this one. <br><br>Thanks,<br>Lena<br>

So, I had to read this book now, and I have to write five essays on it. 1) Personality of all characters 2) sympathy towards someone in the end , who is that? 3) attitude towards wealth and sex...I think its crazy!!!I like the book, but Im not very good at anylze .

I am a High School student in Egypt, who was assigned to read The Great Gatsby for my English class. It wasn't a hard book to understand or read but i didn't like it. There were something that got my attention a couple of times, like the advice Nick's father said " Just Remeber that not all the people had the same advantages as you did". And I think the way Gatsby died sends an obvious message that Money cannot buy happiness and that you can repeat the past!

to cut a long story short, this is an absolutely fantastic book. fitzgerald writes with excellant ease to captivate and emphasise the death of the American Dream using gatsby as the fallen hero. brillant reading old sport

I think that Fintzgerald clearly indicated the feeling and the tone of the "Roaring Twenties". I think the way all the characters were portrayed were just a work of genius. I had to read the book for my english 3 class and I can say that all though it started off rather boring at the end it payed off. Although the movie is almost word for word as the book nothing can come pair imagination of the human mind.<br>

this book was so, so it had far too many boring moments and meaningless scenes, basically it shows us an example of how stupid a man is when he is in love with a women. the opening qoute of the book tells you everything, if anything we should praise gatsby for working his *** off to get all his riches just to get to gatsby, if you take deep thought into this book you realize alot of things that humans do carelessly... dont read this book unless you have ALOT of free time or unless you have too.

I've just finished this book for English honors, and I'm wondering if anyone else disliked Nick as much as I did. He seemed so fake to me, and all through the book, he describes Jay and Daisy and everyone so eloquently and as such a dream world, yet he also expects us to see through his words and hate the world he's just decribed. I loved the book - except for Nick.

How many times has the "Great Gatsby" been re-written.<br>Personaly I thought the book was alright.<br>Those who don't understand the book choose to do so.<br>The litriture was very intricate and a change from the 'generic' style writing that many authors seem to use these days!<br>The book is still relevent today.<br>I enjoyed the book and will read it again.

Well I had to read The Great Gatsby for English class. The reason that our English teacher made us read it is because she said that it was a classic. I could agree with her on some of it. At the beggining of the book it was boring and I kept on falling asleep. But whenever it got to the action than that was when I got interested. Some what. It's not at the top of my list to just sit down and read but, it was a pretty intertaining book, even for a classic.