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).
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).
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