Book 25

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Type: Fiction

My rating: 3 stars (out of 5)

Why I chose it: This book was mentioned as a "favorite" by more than one person to me recently. It is ranked second in the Modern Library's list of the 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century. It's set in the roaring 20s as American society enjoyed unprecedented levels of prosperity as the economy soared just prior to the start of the Great Depression.

What I liked about it: I found it interesting that this book did not get much acclaim when it was published in 1925. In fact, it wasn't until the 1960s, after Fitzgerald's death, that it gained its popularity. I'm in the camp with the reviewers from the first 20+ years. I think I was better off having read it but I didn't find anything terribly fascinating about it. I didn't particularly like the overly descriptive sentences that use lots of extra words to describe something that could be expressed in much simpler terms.

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