The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Options

[HakunaMatata]

Many consider The Great Gatsby the closest thing to the Great American Novel ever written. First published in 1925, it is the timeless story of Jay Gatsby and his love for Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby lives in the New York suburb of West Egg, where those with "new money" reside. Gatsby's mansion is right across the bay from the home of his wartime love, Daisy Buchanan, pictured always in white.

Gatsby seeks to keep his illusion of Daisy as perfect alive. He uses his money, gained through illegal means, to do so, and uses his neighbor, Nick Carroway, to try to reach Daisy. The love of money as the root of evil is a pervading theme.

-Barnes&Noble.com


Has anyone read this? We're reading this in my English class, and I love it. His descriptions are beautiful, and while the above synopsis seems a little boring, Fitzgerald's style is amazing.

[MiSSxMELON]

I just finished The Great Gatsby. I think it's a wonderful book, though it wasn't popular when it was first released. That's understandable though, the economy wasn't doing very well so people didn't want to read about parties. I really like Fitzgerald's writing style. Apparently he wasn't exactly naturally flowy. It took many revisions to get there, but there's nothing wrong with that.
I found it interesting that Daisy "the Golden Girl" represents Fitzgerald's first love, and that she was the one who told him "rich girls don't marry poor boys." I feel rather bad for Fitzgerald...turned down by his first love, married Zelda who ended up going crazy, became an alcoholic, lost his reputation towards the end of his life.
But hey, today he's regarded as one of the best American writers. Ironic how so many authors become famous after they've died.