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Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Hardcover, Hardcover, Paperback, Audio Cassette (CsBooklet), Audio Cassette (Abridged), Audio CD (Abridged)
Book Description:
This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained a number of errors resulting from Fitzgerald's extensive revisions and a rushed production schedule. Subsequent printings introduced further departures from the author's words. This edition, based on the Cambridge critical text, restores all the language of Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Drawing on the manuscript and surviving proofs of the novel, along with Fitzgerald's later revisions and corrections, this is the authorized text -- The Great Gatsby as Fitzgerald intended it.
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Leigh P. (
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
A classic, readable story juxtaposing the upper class with the lower. Fitzgerald shows how the rich act from the perspective of a non-wealthy character. I thought he illustrated pretty well the depth of Gatsby - even though he was a bit envied, he was still a fellow human. Recommended to classic fiction lovers as a light, easy read.
Stephanie W. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Fitzgerald is an excellent writer and this novel, which may seem simple in the beginning, is anything but formulaic. While I did not find this text to be one of the best of all-time, I highly recommend it to any reader looking to explore concepts of love, mortality, and morality. Flowing prose and serene descriptions add to Fitzgerald's well-crafted storyline.
I highly reommend this novel.
April B. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I read this book in one sitting.
Jessica L. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
The Great Gatsby is a classic we should all read. Despite being written so many decades ago, this is an easily readible book and a terrific look into the history of the '20s and '30s.
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Susan M. (I am in my '40's and had never read this book before (not even in college). I was only familiar with the 1974 movie with Robert Redford... Anyway, I have to say I'm sorry I hadn't read it sooner. I wasted a lot of time listening to other readers who've said, "it's slow", or "it's boring".
The Great Gatsby does begin slowly but it's anything but boring! I felt great pity for Jay Gatsby and his hopeless love for the hopeless Daisy. I felt that this book, much more so than Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, explores the futility of the lives of wealthy, listless, wandering people in the 1920's (and the damage they can inflict on innocent people during their wanderings).
Jill F. (I'm not a huge fan of Fitzgerald's, I actually read this book as an undergraduate in an advanced grammar class and had to diagram (sentence by sentence) the ENTIRE book, thereby discovering that an underlying (and unconscious) mathematical "formula" of sorts exists in Fitzgerald's writing (extrapolate this to the entire species: do we all use rhetoric according to the biological patterns in our individual brains?)
I believe this is the best novel ever written. I have read it seventeen times.
Mary W. A really engaging and entertaining book. Well written, a must read.
Another great classic that I'm proud to say I've read.
Can't for the life of me see what the big rave is on this book. Very boring in my opinion. Author uses way too many adjectives in a sentence.
this isn't the book's cover, the cover is off-white with red blocks. It's an older copy, with some wear on the spine, but still in readable shape.
Obviously it is a classic that is read often, but unlike so many so called classics it deserves it's place on everyone's shelf. The characters are well developed to allow for a look at the differences between social classes without it being a dull school lesson.
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