The Great Gatsby

It is hard to believe that this novel didn't get the credit it deserved during Fitzgerald's lifetime. On the surface, a simple story about wealth and what it does to people. Beneath the surface, an entire psychology of the era and a good insight into the lives (of a minority) of people living during those times. This is a worthy addition to anyone's book collection.

I hadn't heard really taken any interest into the story of Gatsby until I'd seen the film, with all its spectacular fireworks and digital imagery, it really painted the setting of the film as a grand, luxurious setting. The film certainly surpassed my expectations of what the story would be and so set me on the path to find and complete the book. Very Easy read, great little novel for anyone with a few days to indulge into the life of an interesting man.

Used it prior to seeing the ballet

I re-read TGG after more that 50 years because my grandson is reading it as a set book at A-level. I didn't take in its supposed significance all those years ago, and I don't now. Apparently it gained its early fame because it was distributed to the US armed forces in huge quantites during WWII. Those readers could probably appreciate the story of a young man from the wrong side of the tracks who had his emotional development held back by service overseas and coming into too much wealth. In 2018 the nearest equivalent is highly paid young footballers playing in forreign teams. It's a well constructed story told by a third person observer who maintains a necessary distance from the central emotional action. Readers have to do some work, and they should not be too shocked at the anti-semitism of 70+ years ago, revealed when we find out where the money came from. Why is it still on exam syllabi? I'm not sure. Perhaps its a classic - one of the books that everyone knows they should read but . . .

I wanted to read this before I went to see the film, and I'm glad I did. You can almost smell the cigarette smoke lingering between the pages. It evokes the decadent atmosphere of this period, and explores how the superficial gloss of the wealthy hides moral decay. Nobody is quite what they seem, and no character really comes out of this untarnished.

After going to see the most recent film with Leonardo Di Caprio I really wanted to read the book. Got it for a really good price with amazon and I enjoyed the book just as much.

Beautifully written, as expected from a well known classic. The book built a powerful emotional connection to the narrator, Nick, and carried me as an alien to the 20s in the East.

Great product and thank you amazon for letting me have the possibility to read from anywhereDownloaded very fast and formatted well

The media could not be loaded.  Me encanta la edición.Está muy bien impreso y encuadernado, es manejable, pequeño y cómodo. Me lo he comprado para motivarme a aprender inglés.¡Gracias!

Buen libro

Bonne édition

Ottimo prodotto a un buonissimo prezzo.io non ho più effettuato aggiornamenti alla mia stampante e per ora le cartuccie funzionano bene.

Excellent quality