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The only authorized edition of the twentieth-century classic, featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald’s final revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

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Scribner Book Company
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September 30, 2004
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5.4 x 0.5 x 8 inches
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9780743273565
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978-0743273565
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James Dickey Now we have an American masterpiece in its final form: the original crystal has shaped itself into the true diamond. This is the novel as Fitzgerald wished it to be, and so it is what we have dreamed of, sleeping and waking

About the Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896. He attended Princeton University, joined the United States Army during World War I, and published his first novel, This Side of Paradise, in 1920. That same year he married Zelda Sayre and for the next decade the couple lived in New York, Paris, and on the Riviera. Fitzgerald’s masterpieces include The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby, and Tender Is the Night. He died at the age of forty-four while working on The Last Tycoon. Fitzgerald’s fiction has secured his reputation as one of the most important American writers of the twentieth century.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0743273567
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scribner Book Company (September 30, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 180 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780743273565
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743273565
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1010L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.5 x 8 inches

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Adam Kendall

Kindle version not the original text

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2020

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The Kindle version of this book is different from the original text. Take the first sentence as an example:
Original version: “In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since.”
Kindle version: “In my younger and extra prone years my father gave me a few recommendation that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever seeing that.”
The grammar isn’t even correct. And as my wife says, the whole reason to read Fitzgerald is because of the way he writes. It feels like it was translated into a foreign language and then translated back to English. It is appalling.

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Michael George

a novel with themes that reach beyond the narrow limits of its time

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018

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The Great Gatsby is a recognized classic. Interestingly, the book did not sell very well during Fitzgerald’s lifetime, and when he died in 1940 he seemed to have regarded the book as a failure. When he died, scholars started to assess his work, and The Great Gatsby was recognized as an important work of literature. Besides its recognition, one must also think about its meaning for us in the present day. The “prohibition” period that he writes about was a strangely decadent period in America. Furthermore, the catastrophes of the Holocaust and WWII changed much about the U.S. and its position in the world. Since then, too, there has been substantial progress in civil rights, including the rights of women. In this sense, his novel seems parochial, and not very relevant for us today: Too much has changed about the world. Nevertheless, I think that if you approach the novel with an open mind and some knowledge of the historical context, you can see elements that remain of interest today. Fitzgerald was struggling with themes that are larger than his times, and still speak to us today. In this sense, I can recommend this book.

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Karbear

Why is this a classic?

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2019

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I grew up hearing about The Great Gatsby but somehow never had to read it in any English course. I finally read it after college and am confused as to why it's a classic. It's an easy read, that's about the only positive thing I can say about it. I once saw a tweet saying something along the lines of, "I have to assume that anyone who has a Great Gatsby themed party never finished the book." It still makes me chuckle. It's an awful and depressing story with no redeeming qualities. And don't forget the drunk driving! Pfft.

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Eric H. Malloy

Why is this a classic?

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2019

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So I thought I should read some of the classics once in a while, to improve my mind, expand my knowledge, etc.

So having now read 'The Great Gatsby", I don't know how it got to be a classic.

Bad writing, long run on pompous sentences, totally boring characters and very little plot don't add up to a classic in my opinion.

Mostly it's plot, what little there is, involves some rich full of themselves people trying to score some booze and looking for a party during prohibition.

What is somewhat interesting is the description of daily life in the U.S. in the 1920s. The technology, clothes, hairstyles, and attitudes. Otherwise I would say why bother, unless you want to cross a "classic" off your reading bucket list.

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warnovelist

A work of timeless genius!

Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2019

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If the Great Gatsby had gone through just one more rewrite, it would be a flawless and poetic novel depicting New York during the early 1920s. Gatsby comes alive on the page through Fitzgerald's masterful command of dialogue and character development. It's hard not to see a young 30 somethin Robert Redford, as Gatsby, a man who through out the story is living a tragedy of unrequited love, creating a life of lavish wealth and parties, in hopes to win her heart.

Although this book is one of the greatest works of literature, it seemed Fitzgerald rushed through it too quickly, hoping to get it out onto bookshelves. The story gets muddled by Fitzgeralds historical retellings of Gatsby's past. His descriptions of Dan Cody, the yachtsman who started Gatsby's climb to wealth, seemed too superfluous. Also the chapter start introducing the list of guests who attended Gatsby's parties seemed way too lengthy and unneeded in the story. The ending where Gatsby's father arrives to tell about his son's childhood and his daily routine kind of ruined the ending for me.

Next to other great works though, this is superb storytelling!

Its sad how underappreciated Fitzgerald was during his lifetime! This guy was the Picasso of English Literature, yet he struggled all through his life just to make ends meet, unlike authors of lesser quality, like Hemingway who were dashing millionaires. Goes to show how underappreciated creative authors are next to art genius. But it's way more difficult to write a novel like this, I think, than it is to paint a Picasso.

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Tvengineer

Kindle edition is unreadable.

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2020

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I purchased the kindle edition from this page and it is unreadable... I struggled through the first few paragraphs thinking that maybe Fitzgerald had a very strange writing style.. but it became evident quickly that this Kindle edition is a mess. I have never tried to "return" a kindle purchase before.. so lets see how that goes.

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Throughout this novel, we are to consider color, rightfully so. In the very beginning we are confronted with a view of skin color as base as it is fearful. The color of skin, the color of grass, the color of automobiles. Perhaps silver: a color drained of ambition and purpose: the literal silver-spoon-borne-illness that welcomes the Daisy(s) and Toms of this world describes a lack of depth and consequence. They are twice removed, twice protected by the soft element 47, the color of the ruling class. Their pearls, mined from the blue-green ocean, abutting the emerald green forested continent, match silver skin bathed in silver threads. And friendships. One is silver and the other gold. The new friend becomes the most reliable narrator, the most crystal lens through which we are all to view and admire a colorful life. "The old sport," takes careful measure of the colorless characters with which he shares these pages and finds that vibrancy died with the Gatsby. Gatsby' obituary is certainly spectroscopic; the silver light splinters and all is color.

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Shan

A masterpiece. This is one of the best works.

Reviewed in India on September 8, 2018

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This is considered to be one of the best fiction novels and no doubt it is a great novel. After I watched the movie, I just had to read it and oh boy!, what a beautifully written book. The book definitely arose more emotions than the movie. Gatsby is about the emptiness that is profound in the lifestyle of the society where values are completely distanced from the opulence. The more you read this book, the more you would fall into it.
This is a tragic love story. The feelings are intense and at times you would feel so much for Gatsby. There are things you can't buy with money and that is what is shown profusely in the novel. This is a very simple story but a very very complicated one at the same time. There is a lot of symbolism that one may want to understand a bit in detail. So do a bit of research on those scenarios that the author is building. This one is a classic and will always be with me. I will always revisit this story.
Gatsby is a great character that Fitzgerald has developed and many people will relate with him. Daisy is the demure girl that many people would feel so much for. This book rouses emotions and feelings to a different level.

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AN

Obvious classic, but definitely not my story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2019

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After spending some precious time reading works from this era, I have been trying to stay away from US-based classics telling stories based in the 20th century. I tend to dislike the overall feeling they give me; the way most local authors wrote during this period is definitely not my cup of tea. I, however, started a certain list of classics and finally got to reading this one among others mentioned in the list.
So, here are my two pence on the matter: the book uses smooth, general language and is quite easy to read. I definitely recommend it to ESL students who want to test their knowledge of the era.
I don't know if the version I read is a somehow edited version which doesn't coincide with the original or not; I know this was done often back in the days and not only in the US. What bothers me is how could this turn into the epitome of flapper, of la mode, of fashion and lifestyle when even Gatsby's own lifestyle is barely touched upon in the book. Obviously, I'm misguided by the visual adaptations of the story. Be warned, ye who may end up in my shoes!
The story seems very slow during most of the book, but there are huge leaps at the very last of the pages. I almost missed the huge event (starting vague to eliminate spoiler possibilities, even though it's a classic) because it was written somewhere at the end of a book I found very exhausting.
The last chapters have 1,000% the action of all the previous ones. I found it lacking in parties, vague when it comes to relationships, flat when it comes to character development of secondary characters. The only character amongst these pages who was worth it for me was our protagonist. I guess I expected too much from Gatsby and the ladies.

I am fully aware that writing a somewhat negative review of a classic is a risky endeavor. However, I think honesty, especially in this case, cannot hurt anyone.

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John Brittain

Don't buy this version - It would appear that it is a garbled translation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2020

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I bought this Kindle copy of the book and the text make no sense at all. If you look at the opening paragraph you can see it makes no sense. The actual book is brilliant and is worded completely differently. This appears to be a 'very bad translation' of the actual text.

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Gazza

The Jazz Age Novel

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2018

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The Great Gatsby tells the story of Jay Gatz (Gatsby) who falls in love with Daisy before going off to war. During this time, Daisy marries Tom Buchanan, who is a very wealthy man. When Gatsby returns he makes his own wealth, buys a grand house just across the bay from where Daisy and Tom live and throws huge, extravagant parties in the hope that Daisy will one day turn up and they can once again be reunited.

It is a romantic tale and one that the reader, right from the start, knows will fail. But Gatsby is a true romantic and nothing will stop him trying, as he tries to repeat the past against all odds.

It is a story that is beautifully written. It has lots of quotable and memorable lines in it and it touches on so many aspects of life in general and the1920s Jazz Age in particular. Indeed, Fitzgerald seems to have captured the age remarkably well, considering he was such a young man―in his twenties―when he wrote the book.

I have now read the book on more than one occasion and each time I find something new in it. I also have my favourite chapter (ch. 7), though others have told me that they prefer the descriptions of the the parties in the early chapters in the book. If there is one fault with the novel it is that it is rather short and I think that an extra hundred or so pages could have been given to exploring the characters in a little more depth. But this is a minor quibble for what is a very good book.

I hope you find my review helpful.

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2020

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I had no idea what to expect as I hadn't seen any of the films. I also have a beautiful little hardback edition that I picked up for 20p from the Salvation Army. The pages have lovely gold edging and there is a blue ribbon for a bookmark. The cover oozes glamour and makes me think of the high society of the 1920s.

The American born author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote this novel in 1925. He also wrote other notable novels and short stories.

It's the story of Jay Gatsby's obsession with his old flame Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is a married woman. After getting his neighbor Nick to help him meet up with Daisy, Jay begins an affair with her and trouble ensues. Privilege and wealth are not enough. Daisy suffers from her husband's obvious infidelity. Yet she takes the same path with Gatsby. Gatsby is a creepy character. I was uncomfortable at his determination to get Daisy back. Gatsby admits that he threw lavish parties in the hope that Daisy would turn up with her circle of friends. People didn't need invitations to his parties. They showed up and that was fine by him. The story is exciting, gripping and full of action.

The book made me think about wealth and carelessness. In the story wealth is about money. Wealth can also mean having adequate food, water and shelter. Wealth can be from love. We are wealthy when we have a supportive family. It made me think that when we do have in abundance food, love, toilet roll (Ahem!) etc. do we care if others have enough? Whilst making sure we have stocked up do we cause others to not have anything? The behaviour of some people during the current crisis springs to mind. Tom and Daisy lived a life based on their own selfish needs. Gatsby used his riches to impress Daisy. He wanted her back in spite of her Husband.

Yet, thank God for the good people who do care. The character Nick Carraway is a good guy. He does contribute to some questionable behaviour but his heart is in the right place. He reminds them all on how lucky they are.

It's a great story and I was definitely gripped from the start. I liked the description and I loved the romance. It's not a large novel, my edition is 183 pages and I read it in 2 or 3 sittings. I would definitely recommend it.

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