Absolutely fabulous. It’s one of those books that take you into a whole other world; time stops and you are basically transported in the story. It is also jam packed with symbolism, definitely a novel that should be read and re-read thousands of times. Each time you read it, you’ll notice something new and inspiring. Absolute classic, my second favorite book. It made me decide to become an English teacher :)

I have been slowly and fitfully working my way through the classic novels I last read in high school and college, in order to enjoy them without a term paper or final exam hanging over my head. In rereading The Great Gatsby, I was less concerned with the symbolic meaning of the gigantic eyes of T. J. Ecklesburg and more struck by the alien landscape of the ash field those eyes looked down upon. I was less worried about what the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock meant exactly and just knocked down by the image of romantic futility painted by Gatsby waving his arms at that dock. In other words, I was more open to the experience of the novel as a great story, rather than great literature. I feel like Daisy and Tom, with their vapid shallowness and complete lack of compassion for other people, are as relevant representations of our culture today as they were of Fitzgerald’s then. The American dream is still a powerful and myth that has not yet been debunked, and Gatsby could have been as easily victimized by it in the early 21st century as he was in the premiere age of the nouveau riche. The mark of a true classic is not that it is still being taught in college classrooms, but that it is still a recognizable and moving story decades after it was written.

It’s taking me too long to read, I started it more that a few times but I somehow just couldn’t get through it. And I can’t find the book now. I’ll probably pick it up again in a while.

The lessons it teaches are good but the writing is quit drab and boring.

I suppose I’ll just grudgingly say it’s worth reading if only to savor Fitzgerald’s use of language. He truly is masterful at painting a picture and tenderly caressing a phrase. But the plot CRAWLS until about midway through, then it explodes like mishandled nitroglycerin at the denouement.

Probably worth reading once, but I shan’t do it again :/

This book is incredible. It goes way beyond its shallow exposition of the disillusionment of the 1920s and reads like a fantastic piece of music. This book speaks about the follies of mankind (Gatsby) and what happens if you live only for riches and self-involvement. The story is incredible. Read it to understand!

I’m also glad that I had my English teacher guiding us through the book because I’m under the impression that this book is often misunderstood. Our teacher taught us the true underlying commentary in what Fitzgerald wrote. A “sparknotes” understanding of the book is simply not enough. Now, it’s one of my favorites.

This ended up being my favorite book of all time, and I’m glad that it was taught to me because I really appreciate it.

Who knew? This was a fast, lyrical, entertaining read! I had been sort of avoiding this one for a while, having been somewhat unimpressed in the past by “Great American Novel”s. But yes! Highly recommended. The language is gorgeous!

The first time I had to read this in 11th grade I could not get into it. But the next year when I had to retake 11th grade english, due to my lack of effort, I got into more. I actually read the entire thing that time.
Not the most exciting book, but it was alright.

My all time favorite book… EVER!

i had to read this for school. i figured i wouldn’t like it because i dont typically enjoys books like this, but it ended up being pretty good.

3/5
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I read this on my own in high school. A bunch of the other English classes (not mine) were reading it, so I figured why not, I’ll read it too, it’s probably one of those books that you’re “supposed” to read before you graduate high school. I hated it. Didn’t like it at all. I thought it was stupid. I dunno, maybe that’s a side effect of reading it on my own outside of a classroom-discussion setting. Maybe I’ll go back and reread it eventually and see if I like it any better.
...or maybe not.

I’ve already read this twice, but am reading it again for a college english course. It’s such a fabulous piece of work, so I don’t mind.

“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.” – Daisy, The Great Gatsby

i am in love with the book nick carraway, but the movie jay gatsby.