The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

1920 • 180 pages

Ratings1,688

Average rating3.7

15

You all know what The Great Gatsby is about so no synopsis here. As always, I don't love writing reviews about classics because there's a million out there better than mine. And I also don't usually like the classics.

Although, this time I had pretty high hopes as I've read Fitzgerald before and really enjoyed his writing style. He's one of my favorite classic writers. This was a little disappointing just because I didn't love it as much as the others I've read. The first half was a little slow, the descriptions were a lot, the plot setup was at a snail's pace.
But the second half was a lot better, I thought. Super sad, all around. 90% of the characters are so easily dislikeable. But the other 10% are just so sad. But it has such lovely iconic quotes. Anyway, 3.5 stars. I'd love for Jeff Bezos to finally acknowledge we want half stars.

September 29, 2020