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The Great Gatsby Kindle Edition

by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Great Gatsby - The Original 1925 Edition" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Great Gatsby is a novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald and first published in 1925. It follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream. Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 – 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
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    February 22, 2024
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08KHJQXSX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Unabridgd (February 22, 2024)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 22, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1958 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 167 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in 1896 in St Paul, Minnesota, and went to Princeton University which he left in 1917 to join the army. Fitzgerald was said to have epitomised the Jazz Age, an age inhabited by a generation he defined as 'grown up to find all Gods dead, all wars fought, all faiths in man shaken'.

In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre. Their destructive relationship and her subsequent mental breakdowns became a major influence on his writing. Among his publications were five novels, This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, The Beautiful and Damned, Tender is the Night and The Love of the Last Tycoon (his last and unfinished work): six volumes of short stories and The Crack-Up, a selection of autobiographical pieces.

Fitzgerald died suddenly in 1940. After his death The New York Times said of him that 'He was better than he knew, for in fact and in the literary sense he invented a "generation" ... he might have interpreted them and even guided them, as in their middle years they saw a different and nobler freedom threatened with destruction.'

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Janey Todd
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't beat it.
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
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There's a reason this book is a classic. It starts out poetic, and then, gradually, bits of stark modern realism come to the pary, looking gorgeous and maybe a little frightening. You have to be patient, reading Fitzgerald. When it seems that he's being too poetic, if you read the line again you'll see that every word makes sense. It's like in that movie Amadeus, when The fancy-ass guy accuses Mozart of making too many notes.. Fitzgerald throws a whole lot of ideas at you, but they are all relevant. And when you think about how he died in poverty, you know he was dedicated, and for a good reason. He supported Zelda his whole life and towards the end, subsisted on canned food to do it.
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John Forbis
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully crafted and a fascinating tragic character
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2024
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The story was so good. Gatsby is one of the most compelling, enigmatic characters I have encountered in a novel. And the writing is superb. The thing I can think of that annoyed me was the way Gatsby spoke. The dialogue and character development would have been more compelling without "Old sport" Did people really speak like that in the early 20th Century? Gatsby was the only character in the novel who used that expression. And to me it became so overdone that it became affected. If people did speak like that, why overdo it? Especially if no other character used it? If people didn't speak like that, it was too annoying for me to appreciate it as a literary device. Otherwise I thought the novel was intriguing.
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K. S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful pretty words
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023
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I really enjoyed this book. It was shorter than I expected, and the story is actually a very simple love story. The words are weaved together in such a beautiful way that they paint a romantic picture of the time with the softness of rose-colored glasses. I’m glad I read it, and I can see why it’s a classic.
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A. Rowley
3.0 out of 5 stars Issue with the formatting, not the story
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
Gatsby is a favorite to read again and again. The reason for 3 stars is because there is a chunk of pages missing. The text jumps from one page to another page about 10 pages ahead & you can't get it to go to any of the individual pages in between. The page numbers show that it's jumping pages.
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Casey Heeg
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant. wish I’d had the good sense to read it a long, long time ago.
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023
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Incredible writing on the subject most close to our hearts – the human condition. Wish I’d had the good sense to read it a long, long time ago.
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sharyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023
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This book explores the nuances of love, and who is the biggest fool. The character development is awesome and message , although slightly dim, is powerful.
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Larry Evans
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2021
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Not for the story, but the way it’s written- Fitzgerald turns prose into poetry- Says something complete.y differently from how anyone else would,like using a noun as a verb. At first you’re taken aback, then realize it’s better and more beautiful than the normal way to say it- Then, next sentence, he does it again! Each time is a work of art and completely effortless. Brilliant!
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lois stephens
2.0 out of 5 stars meh
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2024
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I expected a lot from this classic. I was disappointed. Although F.Scott does have a wonderful facility for using words in a unique way in his descriptions, the story was mundane, rather boring actually.
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Michel Trahan
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read!
Reviewed in Canada on March 22, 2024
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F. Scott Fitzgerald had been on my "I should read some of his book" list for quite some time.
- Glad I took the time to read The Great Gatsby

Cannot help but wonder if Gatsby would have better luck in 2024!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic.
Reviewed in India on July 30, 2023
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The Great Gatsby skilfully recreates the America of the Roaring Twenties and the Jazz Age, capturing the essence of an era defined by opulence and excess. Through the unfathomable character of Jay Gatsby, the novel delves into the American Dream and the relentless pursuit of success, even at the cost of ethical values. It is a powerful reflection of the age in which it was written. At the same time, it has elements that carry it across spatiotemporal borders, making it relevant to cultures and sensibilities distanced in time and space, captivating readers across different eras and geographical locations.
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Aneesh Kumar
2.0 out of 5 stars Write simple
Reviewed in India on September 1, 2023
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Could have been simpler language.
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