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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

83 reviews

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Car accident, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Classism, and Misogyny

Minor: Racism, War, and Sexism

llamaburger32's review against another edition

1.5

This book would’ve been decent if it weren’t for the constant racial slurs and sexist comments. It was only actually during the last three chapters that anything remotely interesting happened and the rest of the book was just an excuse to be racist. Even during the last three chapters, I’d be really into it and then he’d say something so unbelievably offensive that I had to put the book down and rage inwardly at the book until I could bare to pick it back up. If it weren’t for the constant racism and sexism it probably would’ve been 3 stars - even then that’s not even that good. Overall, I have no idea how this is considered a must read classic when the book mainly consists of massively offensive quotes and ideals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Suicide

_httpsvintage's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is extremely insightful into the world of the rich, and it truly shows how divisive the different classes are.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide, Racism, and Violence

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

A literary classic, Gatsby centres around the party host and smuggler Jay Gatsby. A man of "new wealth" in the rich part of Long Island, he secretly harbours a deep love for the wife of a nearby family, whom he has known for years. As the narrator Nick Carraway learns more about the enigmatic Gatsby, the more events begin to conspire to topple the self-made man from his throne.

I first read this book in English class in high school but did not remember a single part of it. I enjoyed re-reading it now and remembering all of the symbolism, the plot, the characterization of both Gatsby and Nick. I would not recommend it if you struggle with purple prose, as Fitzgerald can get flowery with descriptions or use some (now) obscure term for seemingly no reason. The plot is fairly straightforward and predictable, and because of the third-person narration it is hard to understand Gatsby's motivations. An enjoyable read nonetheless!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Alcohol, Violence, Gun violence, Infidelity, Car accident, Physical abuse, Blood, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death, Racial slurs, Addiction, Classism, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Colonisation, Cursing, and Genocide

jenmaysiereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Antisemitism, and Alcohol

amberg25's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Addiction, Antisemitism, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexism

dmrains's review

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Suicide

Minor: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

wheatlyre's review

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

4.25

I will preface my review with the fact I read The Great Gatsby in a classroom setting, with a chapter-per-week pacing, as it was for an English assignment, and very little out of class reading; which I feel should be noted, as the way I interacted with and read the book was slightly different than how I would in a recreational/normal environment.
I liked The Great Gatsby quite a bit, and while I found my feelings for most of the characters to be on a spectrum of apathy to (just barely not) hatred as people, they are interesting characters, and you could find a lot of depth through speculation over them. There are a few lines and descriptions that I found quite revealing regarding the underlying feelings and motivations of some of the characters, especially

Daisy Buchanan, Jay Gatsby (aka James Gatz), and Tom Buchanan

, but that you might normally ignore or look past.
While I did enjoy it, there were some areas that felt slightly dull or dragged out, to the point I felt I had to skip though a bit my first read through, then re-read after finishing the chapter for additional context in the later scenes.
Nick Carroway, the narrator, skips through the summer while telling the story. He keeps the timeline linear, so it could feel a bit off-putting in the moment when he would mention seemingly random events between parties and dinners with acquaintances, but the events do all have actual meaning for being there, biggest reason being to build characterization and foreshadow future reveals or events. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, and Car accident

Moderate: Sexism, Bullying, Misogyny, Drug use, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Antisemitism and Bullying

graciejlc's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.0

Overrated for a "classic". The trials and tribulations of bored rich people with too much time on their hands in the 1920's.
Half of this could have been avoided if they kept it in their pants and discussed things properly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Murder, Misogyny, Violence, and Racial slurs

ginbat's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

It was easy to read but idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, and Infidelity

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Antisemitism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, War, and Misogyny