tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711894235083615616.post5731771869190671208..comments2023-06-24T05:26:37.303-05:00Comments on The Writer's Notebook: Classic of the Month: The Great GatsbyThe Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06995038596311181381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711894235083615616.post-59150741869436290922010-06-28T17:22:42.705-05:002010-06-28T17:22:42.705-05:00I vaguely remember not-hating it in High School bu...I vaguely remember not-hating it in High School but had largely forgotten it until I re-read it a year or so ago and really enjoyed it. It definitely has a lot of layers/nuances to it and is generally a lot of fun. I went back and forth between feeling like the characters were flat and predictable and feeling like they were deep and amazingly vivid.<br /><br />It's a great book and one that I'll gladly discuss with my kids when their time comes to read it. :)Okiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393689307300304035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711894235083615616.post-5962517176144564992010-06-28T13:43:05.380-05:002010-06-28T13:43:05.380-05:00Exactly. The writing itself is done very well, bu...Exactly. The writing itself is done very well, but there are enough other factors that serve as distractors for the story to disservice the overall point of the narrative. This was a tough one to review, simply because Fitzgerald's writing is richer than the story.<br /><br />I love the final sentence, too.The Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06995038596311181381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4711894235083615616.post-22150281109838089552010-06-28T11:26:04.975-05:002010-06-28T11:26:04.975-05:00I think the conclusion of this book is great. I l...I think the conclusion of this book is great. I love the final sentence, "So we beat on..." It's been a while since I've read this, but I doubt it would be as good now as it was when I first read it.logankstewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12269634215857320344noreply@blogger.com