The Great Gatsby
Description
Step into the dazzling, decadent world of the Roaring Twenties in F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. Through the eyes of narrator Nick Carraway, we witness the enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby's obsessive pursuit of his lost love, Daisy Buchanan, amidst a backdrop of extravagant parties and simmering social tensions. This poignant novel explores timeless themes of wealth, class, love, and the elusive American Dream, all rendered in Fitzgerald's lyrical and evocative prose. It remains a quintessential portrait of an era defined by its excesses and its underlying disillusionment.
Available Editions
paperback
Scribner
Published Jan 1, 2004
180 pages
ISBN: 9780743273565
paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 2000
240 pages
ISBN: 9780141182636
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2018
160 pages
ISBN: 9780241341469
paperback
Oxford University Press
Published Jun 12, 2008
209 pages
ISBN: 9780199536405
Reviews
6 ratings
Community Reviews(1)
i wanted to give this book another shot after just how badly i hated it in highschool english. it’s been 16 years and it’s definitely not as a bad as it used to be, but i still just do not like this damn book. the people are all unlikable which is fine by me, but the narrator does no favors to how this story is told. buried under lists of names of people who don’t matter, nonlinear memory, and 1920s excess is a honestly good story about rage, infidelity, grief, and a whole lot of entitlement. but god it’s a miserable read.
Details
First Published
1925
Language
eng
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Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.