Crystal J. (dorolerium) reviewed on + 212 more book reviews
Prior to starting this novel, I was convinced I had read it some time in school while I was growing up. Throughout my public school education, we had read a variety of classics from Steinbeck, Dickens, Hemingway, Miller, etc. So I really thought I had read this one along the way. After a couple of paragraphs, I realized that I hadnt, because I think I would have remembered the different feel this one seems to have from most classic American literature.
The length of the novel alone is enough to show you that its not quite the same as some of those other novels. Fitzgerald seemed to have more of a sense of what to cut out and what to include than some of his contemporaries, because at no point during this reading did I sit and think Will you just get ON with it?!? Im sad to say that I have done that with plenty of other authors, so I was a bit worried Id have that reaction when going through The Great Gatsby. I very happily enjoyed this novel and hope to read more of Fitzgeralds work in the future.
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The length of the novel alone is enough to show you that its not quite the same as some of those other novels. Fitzgerald seemed to have more of a sense of what to cut out and what to include than some of his contemporaries, because at no point during this reading did I sit and think Will you just get ON with it?!? Im sad to say that I have done that with plenty of other authors, so I was a bit worried Id have that reaction when going through The Great Gatsby. I very happily enjoyed this novel and hope to read more of Fitzgeralds work in the future.
To read the rest of my review, please visit my blog.
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