Reviews tagging 'War'

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

53 reviews

tazch1701's review

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The dangers of maladaptive daydreaming.
Rich society is callous, careless and destructive. Aiming to enter into that social stratum will result in tragedy. Don't live in the past.
Jimmy Gatz, you had the makings of a kind, compassionate and wonderful man, if only you hadn't become so blinded.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Death, Racism, War, and Domestic abuse

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Half a star taken away from this masterpiece for the jarring and horrible racial slurs and sexism that cropped up on occasion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Classism, Car accident, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, Mental illness, Classism, Violence, Cursing, and War

thelibraryofanolive's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

snooze fest tbh and i had no idea what this man was saying most of the time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Racism

happilyeveralli's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wowie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Murder

Minor: Antisemitism and War

emeraldeunoia's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

I had to read this for summer reading and I dont feel like im old enough to really understand most of it really? Im also not the biggest fan of America or rich people so that kinda tetered me off of it aswell. I did deduct a few stars are slurs and racism (but also it was the 1920s so im cutting them some slack) and the fact that Francis Scott Fitsgerald plagarized it from his wife, Zelda Fitzgerald, yet its still under his name.
I do however think the writing was great and the more drama-ish bits were entertaining. The choice to have it be from an outsiders perspective was also quite a good choice aswell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Infidelity

Moderate: Racial slurs, Murder, Racism, and Classism

Minor: War

hayleyvem's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Body horror, Classism, Gun violence, Blood, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, War, and Alcohol

readingsponsoredbybts's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Death, War, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Toxic relationship

an_actual_floof's review

dark funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Overall an enjoyable book! After hearing so much about it and my friends/others online talking so much about it, I decided to give it a go. A very quick read, in my opinion, I almost wish there was more! The way people talk about Gatsby online made me think he’d be more present in dialogue, but I felt a lot of the plot ended up being about him, even when he wasn’t there at all. I enjoyed the internal monologue of the narrator, Nick Carraway, also would’ve loved seeing more of his interactions with the characters. His internal monologue was often very relatable as he was quite judgemental but socially, a total pushover. I’d love to see more of Gatsby and Carraway, but alas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, Death, and Car accident

Minor: War

eloiseug's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Rereading an old favourite and it's just as good this time around as it's always been. The Great Gatsby is a phenomenal piece of writing which tugs at my heartstrings every time I read it and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Stalking, Suicide, War, Car accident, Death, Infidelity, and Classism

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Classism, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: War