"Gatsby" has become shorthand for the decadent 1920s: glamorous parties, linen suits, the yellow car, the casual flouting of Prohibition. The high life is observed by Nick Carraway, a shy young man from the Midwest. Novelist Jonathan Franzen explains how his own upbringing was a lot like Nick’s.
From listening to this recording about the book, The Great Gatsby i could tel lthat this book would be a interesting book. Gatsby seems kind of creepy that he's going through all this trouble just for a girl. His parties sound amazing and really fun, but it is very stupid for him to have them just for Daisy and not even go to them. This book is suspenseful and full of irony, and shockers.
From listening to the recording, to me i feel that this book is going to be okay, i mean every book or movie you hear about is a rich guy or girl crushing on someone and etc. Also this guy Gatsby is throwing parties and not even going to any of them! I think thats crazy, even if you are doing it for a girl. Gatsby seems a little odd for some reason. But I am looking foward to reading this book, to find out more about the characters.
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