Progress Book # 27 of 100
I didn't have a very high opinion of this novel. I remember hating the story when we read it in high school. It was all about abundance and wealth. Since the movie was coming out I wanted to get reread this before it was released. Being rather small, less than 200 pages I read it the week before it was released. It wasn't as bad as I remembered, but still not my favorite story.
It's sad and all about greed, money and obsession. Gatsby has risen to wealth from nothing, being labeled as "new money." Nick is Gatsby's neighbor and one true friend. He is working in New York studying the stocks to try and make it big. Daisy is Nick's cousin. She lives with her husband Tom across the bay from Gatsby's house and Tom is definitely from the "old money"set. Gatsby and Daisy were in love when they were younger and Gatsby has done everything to win her back. There is also a love story with Nick and Daisy's friend Jordan.
The novel doesn't have a happy ending and exploits the lavish lifestyle of people with money in the roaring twenties.
I'll give this book a B 85%
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