A rly good book, you guys shud try reading it some time
[OFFICIAL] The Great Gatsby
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Posted 17 June 2007 - 07:37 PM
OK GOOD IDEA! POINTS were deducted for this post by HadelPlease have a look at the forum rules to find out why your points were deducted.A rly good book, you guys shud try reading it some time
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Posted 18 June 2007 - 10:52 PM
Urg - I was forced to do it for my higher english. I dont recommend it. He's a stalked. Although - if you look on the internet you can find some pretty interesting ideas. One of them is that Nick and gatsby are in a homosexual relationship and another is that Gatsby is black. That stuff interests me, but we didnt do anything like that in school - we just got bogged down by sympols and themes... and its makig my head hurt just thinking about it.
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Posted 24 June 2007 - 02:11 AM
I don't understand why people get turned off by symbolism. Sure, it's a little annoying, but I mean, c'mon. This is Gatsby. It was written with symbolism in mind. It was all planned and it turned out great. The symbolism and themes weren't even that far-fetched. You just had to think a bit, and one of the major symbols was even defined in the book. It was sad and true in a way, and it turned out great. Gatsby was a great character, completely sympathetic and relatable. Everyone has a Gatsby in them, everyone has a dream and sometimes that dream isn't really worth it.
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Posted 26 June 2007 - 12:48 AM
The thing that makes the Great Gatsby an American classic imho is that it reflects quite accurately society at the time (the Roaring 20s) & its problems.
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Posted 27 June 2007 - 06:17 AM
i had to read it in 12th grade advanced english and wright a 6 page essay comparing the simularities nad diffreces in the book to nowady time...but yes it was a good book. evil and boring when you read it in 2 hours and the class takes like two weeks to read it...but good. (i so passed english 
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Posted 28 June 2007 - 06:55 AM
I loved this book, but I'm not sure why. I read it 2 years ago, so I want to read it again now that I have a stronger vocabulary and more experience with literature. I just thought it was a good story and I really liked Nick and Gatsby.
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Posted 30 June 2007 - 07:07 AM
probably because it is simply beautiful prose.I loved this book, but I'm not sure why. I read it 2 years ago, so I want to read it again now that I have a stronger vocabulary and more experience with literature. I just thought it was a good story and I really liked Nick and Gatsby.
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Posted 01 July 2007 - 01:30 PM
I did an exam analysation of an extract of the Great Gatsby once and ever since have wanted to read it but my local library only has one F Scott Fitzgerald book and its a 1500 pg collection of all his works and is basically in tatters. I just dont think i could persevere with the book. I'll read it one day though, and am looking forward to it.
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Posted 04 July 2007 - 06:41 AM
i have to for a summer assignment. i heard everyone who read it loved it
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 07:27 PM
Exactly. It's well written, the sentences flow well, and it's just a beautiful book. The imagery presented is romantic and definitely representative of the high hopes people had in the 1920's, and it's just.. well, beautiful prose, as said.probably because it is simply beautiful prose.
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 05:23 AM
This name comes up many times if you're searching for an english book to read for your portfolio at school.And you get little points compared too the thinkess of the book.
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Posted 08 July 2007 - 09:33 AM
That is a great book, I read it in my 11th grade English class.
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Posted 11 July 2007 - 11:21 PM
I thought it was a very well-written book. Sure, there was symbolism, but it was worked into the writing nicely and not contrived.
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Posted 15 July 2007 - 05:00 PM
I actually read it before I had to read it for class. It'a good book, though there are book I like better.
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Posted 16 July 2007 - 12:17 AM
I think people get turned off by symbolism because we're forced by teachers so much to look for that stuff. Sometimes books just get so overanalyzed they lose their appeal. Lord of the Flies is just one of those books. Way too much analysis going into it. I read books to enjoy them and not to analyze every single word in them.The Great Gatsby really is a good book though, despite our having to analyze it quite a bit. It was easy to read, well written, and actually had an interesting plotline unlike the other books we had to read that year.
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Posted 16 July 2007 - 01:53 AM
A really great classic that really shows the culture of the Roaring 20s. I loved the story with its emotional themes and unique characters. Many of the characters were flat like Daisy, but you really start to see changes in the main character. You see the loss of the American dream.
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Posted 18 July 2007 - 01:23 AM
We read this for school. It was really interesting... really good style, Fitzgerald's writing is really clear. A lot of symbolism and such, too; if you don't pick it up, it's worth looking up a sparknotes thing so you understand it all.
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Posted 24 July 2007 - 09:00 AM
I really love this book. Definitely a classic.
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Posted 27 July 2007 - 05:46 PM
Fitzgerald is one of my all time fav authors. Great Gatsby was really good but I prefer his short stories.
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 05:38 AM
great book, it's readable lol but i really hate DAISYYYY I WANT TO SMACKK HERR
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Posted 28 July 2007 - 11:44 AM
Its pretty good, except I want Daisy to die...
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Posted 02 August 2007 - 10:40 PM
the book reflected Scott Fitzgerald's life. the author must have went through a lot crap
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Posted 04 August 2007 - 03:36 PM
Thanks for the rec! I've never gotten round to reading this, but have heard much praise of course. Maybe I'll read it over the rest of my break. I hear it's rather inspiring 
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Posted 09 August 2007 - 05:38 AM
I hated this book....Gatsby was a stalker, Nick and Gatsby were totally gay, and Daisy should have died. D:
