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disneydream06I just finished reading book No. 1 for the new year.
I read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott. I read it as kind of "book club" with my LJ friend Ian.
Although I haven't really upheld my end of the discussion. :p
As I was reading the story did come back to me from when I read it back in high school, aka the dark ages. :p
It is set in a time shortly after WW I and revolves around a group of "friends" that are drawn together by Mr. Gatsby. Most of the characters are well to do partiers, other than the narrator, Nick.
Nick gets drawn into the lives of these people for better or worse. Mostly worse. Think Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton 100 years ago. :p
Yeah, still not really good with these reviews. :(
Grade: B+
Book List 2013:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
I read The Great Gatsby by F. Scott. I read it as kind of "book club" with my LJ friend Ian.
Although I haven't really upheld my end of the discussion. :p
As I was reading the story did come back to me from when I read it back in high school, aka the dark ages. :p
It is set in a time shortly after WW I and revolves around a group of "friends" that are drawn together by Mr. Gatsby. Most of the characters are well to do partiers, other than the narrator, Nick.
Nick gets drawn into the lives of these people for better or worse. Mostly worse. Think Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton 100 years ago. :p
Yeah, still not really good with these reviews. :(
Grade: B+
Book List 2013:
1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Date: 2013-01-21 10:44 am (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_%281974_film%29
Apparently, there's a new one coming out this year with Leonardo DiCaprio:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Gatsby_%282013_film%29
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Date: 2013-01-21 10:46 am (UTC)I know, sadly, I can't stand Leo. :p
I really wish Hollywood would leave the classics alone. Well, I don't know if Gatsby is quite a "classic". lol...
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Date: 2013-01-21 03:02 am (UTC)He comes from a privilaged background, but he feels like he's got some working class blood in him. :p
Or maybe he just looks that way next to the rest of them?
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Date: 2013-01-21 05:38 am (UTC)i remember enjoying that book in high school, myself. wish i would have known you had a little LJ book club, i totally would have read and joined the gatsby circle!
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Date: 2013-01-21 06:11 am (UTC)Our little circle(2 that I know of) have both finished Gatsby. Not sure if we will be moving on to something else or not. :p
I am currently reading Soul Music which is part of the DiscWorld series books.
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Date: 2013-01-21 06:39 am (UTC)How about you read it and tell me if it's worth reading?
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it another 700 pager?
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Date: 2013-01-21 07:31 am (UTC)Is that like Murder, She Wrote? :p
Could be fun reads.