The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
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 Jan 7 2007, 02:27 AM
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RJL<3  Group: Member Posts: 1,194 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 71,019  |
this book is AMAZING!
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Jan 8 2007, 07:41 PM
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 i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
i havent read it but we are reading it this year for ap english 3.
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Mar 1 2007, 04:07 PM
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 r. burns ...now westlin winds... Group: Member Posts: 42 Joined: Feb 2007 Member No: 506,384 |
I read the book about a month ago. The first 100 pages or so were good... the last 80 or so were the best. Loved it! Beauty as language...
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Mar 4 2007, 10:20 AM
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i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
okay, we finished it.
it was like..one of the worst books ive ever read. i hated it. =[ |
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Mar 4 2007, 11:03 AM
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 Home is where your rump rests! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,235 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 451,969 |
^
 But why?!?
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Mar 4 2007, 11:32 AM
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i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
it was "scatter brained" and the plot didnt interest me.
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Mar 4 2007, 07:20 PM
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Home is where your rump rests! Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,235 Joined: Aug 2006 Member No: 451,969 |
^Fair enough, I definitely understand the second half of that. At least tell me that you detested Daisy.
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Mar 4 2007, 07:53 PM
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i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
only for not waiting for gatsby.
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Mar 5 2007, 08:55 PM
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 <3 Group: Member Posts: 183 Joined: Apr 2006 Member No: 390,880 |
i found my copy of it the other day. i'm reading it again. i have to say (and i've always thought this), the first couple of pages are hard to read, but i do enjoy this book so much. my friend is in regular english (not AP) and she got it read to her, literally, by the teacher. i think it is much more enjoyable reading it on your own. i don't think i could stand being read too.
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Mar 6 2007, 03:34 PM
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RJL<3 Group: Member Posts: 1,194 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 71,019 |
^me either. i cannot comprehend or visually imagine stories when i'm read too.. which i like to do.
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Mar 6 2007, 09:56 PM
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My sister is reading the book for her high school english class.
My sister says, "Yeah, I kinda liked the book after the first few chapters. The best part about the book is when Myrtle dies (Tom's mistress). I also think Daisy is a big coward for leaving Gatsby, but thats as far as I've gotten. I hope Gatsby dies at then end. Or Tom. That would be great. It'd be really flippin sweet if Daisy killed herself. I think that's how all novels should end. At least all of Fitzgerald's novels." |
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Mar 13 2007, 09:06 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 211 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 9,257 |
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. |
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Jan 16 2009, 03:21 PM
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Definitely on my to-read list!
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