The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's portrait of the Jazz Age in all its decadence and excess, is, as editor Maxwell Perkins praised it in 1924, "a wonder." It remains one of the most widely read, translated, admired, imitated and studied twentieth-century works of American fiction.
This deceptively simple work, Fitzgerald's best known, was hailed by critics as capturing the spirit of the generation. In Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald embodies some of America's strongest obsessions: wealth, power, greed, and the promise of new beginnings.
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This is one of those books that you can read over and over. I have it in hardcover but bought the paperback to take on vacation. It is, in my opinion, F. Scott Fitzgerald's best book. It is a glance into life in the 1920s when the rich did everything in excess. And the poor were there to serve them. Each character is unique and well defined. The writing is so descriptive that you feel as if you can see the curtains blowing in the window on a hot summer day. It is a book that will keep your attention from beginning to end.
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This book is a little dry at first. However, after the second chapter the book does get interesting. In the end it is sad and makes the reader question the value of life. Great book.
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