The Great Gatsby was one of the books that I originally read in school, and is one of my favorite books of all-time. I've re-read it recently to see if it really was as good as I remembered.
The Great Gatsby is narrated by Nick Carroway, who tells the story of his neighbor Jay Gatsby, who lives in a mansion in West Egg, New York. Gatsby is known for his fancy parties, with lots of uninvited guests. It turns out Gatsby has fallen in love with Nick's cousin, Daisy Buchanan as a younger man, and has worked hard to make money to woo her away from her husband Tom.
Gatsby asks Nick to set-up a meeting with Daisy, and upon meeting Daisy finds out she is still in love with Gatsby, despite still being married to Tom. A trip to New York City, a fight, a hit and run, and a murder suicide of Gatsby, who is mistaken as the driver of the hit and run, which leads to Gatsby's funeral which nobody attends.
The story is set in the 1920's, and takes on themes such as the American dream, greed, lying, and life. After re-reading The Great Gatsby, it not only stands up to my memory of a great book, but I've got to experience it from a different point of view.
With the latest movie version being shot and scheduled to come out in 2012, I'm pretty confident that it won't be as good as the novel, but hopefully it can do the book justice.
My ratings: 5 stars
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