tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post5951213204163630174..comments2024-02-11T10:58:23.271-08:00Comments on Reading to Know: The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott FitzgeraldCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-30479914554245873142014-05-28T12:00:44.368-07:002014-05-28T12:00:44.368-07:00I'm bummed that so few people seem to like thi...I'm bummed that so few people seem to like this novel. It's true that it is a depressing look at the human condition - but it is an accurate (in my view) depiction of the folly of setting our hearts on this earth. And it is ripe with themes for discussion. bekahcubedhttp://bekahcubed.menterz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-14865345608185221542014-05-25T13:16:25.695-07:002014-05-25T13:16:25.695-07:00I read this one in high school. All I remember abo...I read this one in high school. All I remember about it was that I Did Not Like It. I have no intention of rereading it as an adult. Yay for getting it checked off your list!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319901329438691914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-35211827914582085892014-05-18T16:04:29.710-07:002014-05-18T16:04:29.710-07:00I've never read it and never been inclined to ...I've never read it and never been inclined to except in the "I wonder what this is all about and why people like it so much" way, but everything I've seen about it makes me further disinclined to. I'm not fond of self-destruction stories, and this doesn't sound like it has any redeeming features. Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-44979919315450108402014-05-15T19:37:09.988-07:002014-05-15T19:37:09.988-07:00I read it in high school and took my review of it ...I read it in high school and took my review of it to state public speaking competition. I don't remember much of the speech other than the opening line "vanity, vanity, all is vanity. " Shonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310547848215492736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-41270735373272054722014-05-15T09:05:20.914-07:002014-05-15T09:05:20.914-07:00Thank you for the review. I wasn't required to...Thank you for the review. I wasn't required to read it in high school. I tried reading it several years ago and couldn't get into it. I now know that I wouldn't enjoy it any more than I enjoyed Wuthering Heights, which I finally got through but disliked all the characters (except possibly the housekeeper who narrated most of it). FancyHorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597963447367752342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-22228170747218161552014-05-15T08:01:09.056-07:002014-05-15T08:01:09.056-07:00:-) Go you! I didn't like it either. I haven&#...:-) Go you! I didn't like it either. I haven't seen any of the movies. Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446914963118461073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-26740622360040409032014-05-15T04:46:28.571-07:002014-05-15T04:46:28.571-07:00Read it in high school. Didn't like it then. T...Read it in high school. Didn't like it then. Thought that was because I was an "immature" reader. Glad to know I don't have to go back and read it. ;) Thanks for your thoughts.Beckie B.http://rbclibrary.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-22938961123195324532014-05-14T23:44:38.167-07:002014-05-14T23:44:38.167-07:00I read it in high school. I didn't get the ap...I read it in high school. I didn't get the appeal then. I'd be curious to see if I got it more as an adult, but not enough to read it again.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-54236912088588547942014-05-14T17:22:37.575-07:002014-05-14T17:22:37.575-07:00I really disliked it also. I really disliked it also. Jessica B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-67545194367514733792014-05-14T12:31:28.116-07:002014-05-14T12:31:28.116-07:00I didn't care for this one but both my daughte...I didn't care for this one but both my daughters like it...Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659675759066363838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-89140036310555108002014-05-14T06:28:45.186-07:002014-05-14T06:28:45.186-07:00Salt bear? Ah! That's my best autocorrect to...Salt bear? Ah! That's my best autocorrect to date! :). CAN'T BEAT. :)Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31647067.post-9102143376497299422014-05-14T06:27:42.586-07:002014-05-14T06:27:42.586-07:00I've read this one numerous times--first as an...I've read this one numerous times--first as an eleventh grader and then as a teacher. I don't love it, but I don't hate it, either. (I definitely like it better than anything by Faulkner or Hemingway!). I DO think this one gets better with discussion. Good choice on the movie, too. I haven't seen the new movie (& probably won't, based on the previews I've seen), but you just salt bear Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, in my opinion.Amy @ Hope Is the Wordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949836482747469686noreply@blogger.com