The Great Gatsby (Masterpiece Library Edition)
R**D
had not read it before
I am 83-years- old but, because I grew up in a foreign country I had never read The Great Gatsby. Now. On its 100th anniversary I learn it is still one of the most popular books to be included in the reading list for high schools throughout the country. So I said to myself it is time to read it if I want to understand the American mind. And I have 2 things to say (1) there wasn’t a character that I didn’t recognize, meaning that they all looked like people that I have actually encountered in the US and that are uniquely American. But (2) this is not a story of typecast characters, the way many cheap thrillers are: there is something very real about the main characters in the book which is what makes it interesting. I wish I knew how that is accomplished!
J**S
Love the cover
Love the story and cover is so pretty that it also looked great in the book shelf
M**M
great American novel
Reading this on the 100 year anniversary of its publication- my word, the truth of it. We just keep trying to catch a dream that’s already been lost
G**Y
Smaller than I expected
The book cover is beautiful -- black with gold foil. I was just surprised by the size -- about the size of a nice paperback, it is only 1/2 inch thick. I expected a lengthy novel but it seems this is the norm (looking at other similar options). All of the options I saw were only about 180 pages long.
B**E
A classic work and particularly relevant for these times .
Over the top presentation (page edges gilded and such) but the print was good size and I am very pleased with all aspects of this purchase. And it is good to be reminded from the twenties of eternal American truths such as "They were a careless people" and "Americans, while willing, even eager to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.
A**Z
pretty
pretty book. just needed it for school
G**E
Good!
My son needed this book for his English Accelerated class, suggested by his teacher and he wanted a hard cover as they will be using it for a very long time. Therefore, it served my purpose.
S**N
Perfect
The media could not be loaded. Great book came an absolutely perfect condition and also just absolutely a classic perfect to put in your library books or for a collection
