The Great Gatsby | 
so-soEnjoyable enough for audio puzzling. Great performance by Mr. Gyllenhaal, but audiobooks are still not my favorite. The story, while a worthwhile classic, did not move me in any way. I am completely disinterested and indifferent to these awful and boring rich people and their pretenders.
pickSomehow I have never read this, and it fit in to a challenge I'm doing, so now was the time. I enjoyed it!
#LilithJuly #WhiteFlag
“The windows were ajar and gleaming white against the fresh grass outside that seemed to grow a little way into the house. A breeze blew through the room, blew curtains in at one end and out the other like pale flags, twisting them up toward the frosted wedding-cake of the ceiling, and then rippled over the wine-colored rug, making a shadow on it as wind does on the sea.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
panUnpopular opinion: I seriously disliked this book. I don't understand how it became a high school syllabus staple. Fitzgerald sounded like a wannabe poet trying too hard to write romantic prose. If you're after a great novel of the Jazz Age, I would highly recommend checking out Gentlemen Prefer Blondes instead - if nothing else, it's a lot more fun. Full review here: http://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-great-gatsby-f-scott-fitzgerald/
I feel like whenever someone who has read The Great Gatsby mentions it, they have really strong feelings about it. They either love it or they hate it and there is no in between. How about you? If you‘ve read this book, how do you feel about it? #1920s #letsflyjuly @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
1920s.. of course I'm picking The Great Gatsby! #LetsTravelJuly @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620
I host a book themed Christmas party every year. For 2020 I'm doing a "Roaring 20s Gatsby Christmas". Needless to say I'm a little excited for it. ?? Also I love Value Village. #AintNoPartyLikeAGatsbyParty #Xmas2020 #IHaveNoSelfControl #AGatsbyChristmas ???
The first book that came to mind for #GreenEyes...
The image of these eyes are seared into my memory 😂 Paired with Gatsby‘s fixation with the green light, the combo is exactly what today‘s #JulyColdplay is all about!
There are 7 copies of The Great Gatsby on my bookshelf... Can you tell it‘s one of my favourites? #shelfie
“There was music from my neighbor's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars..”
One of the books I‘ve read that reminded me of #summernightcity #WanderingJune .
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Hmmm, it might be time for a re-read.
#TheAssignment #StarTrekSummerJune
So the above-pictured books were my favorite assigned books from high school on the Kentucky-dead-white-men tour, both by the same beloved teacher.
Okay, I swear I‘ll stop beating up on O‘Brien soon, but I do love the way this episode progresses the prophets/pah wraiths storyline more than the O‘Brien/Keiko storyline. 🤦🏻♀️🖖🏻
”I couldn‘t forgive him or like him, but I saw that what he had done was, to him, entirely justified. It was all very careless and confused. They were careless people, Tom and Daisy — they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made. . . .”
#Riotgrams #Day12 #SummerRomance
Are Daisy and Gatsby the ultimate summer romance? I‘d say so, even if they are doomed.
😂😂😂 Found this on IG and it made me laugh out loud for real, not like lolz... 😂😂
#DiCaprioIsMyGatsby #FightMeDaisy
'There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.'
“Gatsby believed in the Green Light, the orgasmic future that year by year recedes before us.”
Painted Daisy from The Great Gatsby, was very inspired by the quote from the end of the book where he says: “They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made…”
This week, in our Bookworm Problems episode, we've been sharing bookish issues that plague us. One of mine (Jen's) is my recent tendency NOT to re-read. As an English teacher for 16 years, there were books that I read every year with my students. I had both a feeling of comfort and of discovery each time I re-read one of these texts, reveling in returning to my favorite parts and rejoicing when I found something new. (continued in comments)
Pretty good standard advise in life. Other than that I‘m struggling a bit to get into this book....
#1001books #reading1001 #tbrtakedown
Went shopping with my best book buddy in Raleigh last week and got out of there WITH A SCORE! Everything was $1 😍 I added so many classics to my library, like Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, The Great Gatsby, etc.
What are some classics you‘re looking to add to your collection?
#classics #shopping
Starting this today #1001tbr #reading1001 #tbrtakedown #1001books
pickI‘ll be honest: Early in the book, I was planning on rating it “so-so.” I didn‘t feel like much was happening, and Nick seemed too passive a narrator. But then I hit the drama near the end, and I realized Fitzgerald had been establishing so many threads that, woven together, truly form a masterpiece. This book would definitely reward a second read, and I plan on giving it one soon!
pickAlways a little hard to get through but always a different read, feeling, and interpretation
#maymoviemadness #youngandbeautiful
Copying Helen with the obvious one! Daughters collection of Gatsby. The scruffy one on the left is her study one this year!
pickSurprisingly different from what I've expected for the end. Amazing!
I‘m afraid I‘ve been rather obvious with this prompt... When I saw #youngandbeautiful my first thought was The Great Gatsby; I didn‘t realise it had actually been in the film - doh!
Never mind, I have two copies so why not...?!
#MayMovieMagic
One of the prettiest editions I have of this sweet baby. Love buying new copies so I can reread and make new notes.
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To Kill a mocking bird, book 1 of Harry Potter, The diary of Anne Frank, Fifty shades, The great Gatsby**** my fave
I only made 5. @TheReadingMermaid
#anglophileapril #easylover
Daisy from Gatsby comes to mine for today's prompt.
@Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen
Have not read since high school!
pick“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” -Italo Calvino
#thegreatgatsby
#classic
so-soThis was ok. I listened to it on audible, so maybe I would have liked it better if I had read it. I just didn‘t connect with why the narrator thought so highly of Gatsby. It definitely paints a specific picture of 1920‘s life/mentality. Not sure if I‘ll read it again or not.
Reading this for the first time... ❤️ beautifully worded!
You can‘t help but be swept up in the 1920s splendor and ostentation, before the world of #AllTheYoungDudes falls apart. I‘ve read this a couple times...a good example of early 20th century literature, with a flamboyant cast of characters. #MarchIntoThe70s
pickI loved it! I was so prepared to not, I had taken a stab at classics before and found a mixed bag (ie: loved Pride and Prejudice but I detested Dracula). I also had read a lot of reviews, so many people made mention that at many points they couldn‘t figure out what Fitzgerald was trying to say. They also mentioned his wordiness, which I can support. He does tend to be a bit overly descriptive of small details.
"They'll keep out of my way," she insisted. "It takes two to make an accident."
"Suppose you met somebidy as carelss as yourself."
"I hope I never will," she answered. "I hate careless people. That's why I like you."
#modernism #lostgeneration
