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Exactly! I feel the same way. Gatsby is my least favorite.Anna Bookowski wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 04:18 I never understood what was so amazing about 'The Great Gatsby' by Scott Fitzgerald. The novel was very short, it was less than one hour reading. It was quite an annoying story to me, with the Gatsby's character repeating his 'old sport' slogan over and over, and the whole plot was just not realistic. I know it's maybe crossing the line, but did anyone see the 'Family Guy' episode where they made 'The Great Gatsby's' parody? Because I think they summed it up pretty well. It was, in my opinion, shallow story with unprobable characters and short-cut plot with no point whatsoever.
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I read The Great Gatsby in high school for an assignment and I hated it. I just recently re-read it and it wasn't the worst thing that I read, but it also wasn't the best. I agree it was way too short and everything ended so abruptly.Katherine Powell-Polkey wrote: ↑22 Oct 2022, 16:11Exactly! I feel the same way. Gatsby is my least favorite.Anna Bookowski wrote: ↑10 May 2021, 04:18 I never understood what was so amazing about 'The Great Gatsby' by Scott Fitzgerald. The novel was very short, it was less than one hour reading. It was quite an annoying story to me, with the Gatsby's character repeating his 'old sport' slogan over and over, and the whole plot was just not realistic. I know it's maybe crossing the line, but did anyone see the 'Family Guy' episode where they made 'The Great Gatsby's' parody? Because I think they summed it up pretty well. It was, in my opinion, shallow story with unprobable characters and short-cut plot with no point whatsoever.
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Had to read it in Year 9 lit, and am still in recovery decades later. I just didn't care. Heroic sacrifice, "'it is a far, far better thing I do, than I have ever done before" ? Pfft! Insipid pretty woman you'd lay your life down for? Oh mate, you can do better than that. Actually, I've changed my mind: you're both awful and deserve each other. My favourite character is Madame Defarge, and always will be. At least 14 year old me could understand her motives.
I felt for our teacher as he was convinced I'd love it. Probably the only time he got me wrong, as I still enjoy a lot of books he introduced me to throughout the six years he taught me. This set texts, and some additional books he suggested as side reading. For example, he suggested that as I was enjoying Lord of the Rings, I may care for the Icelandic sagas. He was right.
I don't dislike all Dickens. I quite enjoyed Great Expectations, and appreciated it all the more when I read Peter Carey's Jack Maggs, which riffs off the character Magwitch to retell Great Expectations from his perspective. Marvellous book. Our Mutual Friend was terrific, too.
Now I'm wondering if anyone's retold Tale of Two Cities from Madame Defarge's perspective: emerging feminism in the French Revolution, addressing societal patriarchy and the oppression of women of all classes. Kind of hope so, and am off to Google...
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couple of pages dedicated to describe the sewage system. I wasted my time except for some emotional episodes which wasn't worth the thousand somethins. The book is not totally garbage. However، If you gonna try victor Hugo, start with The Notre- Dam and then decide.
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