The Great Gatsby is another one of those books that start off slow but have a somewhat surprising ending. This book was not one of my favorites. It started off slow for me and I caught myself just reading words and not comprehending at moments. It seemed like nothing was really happening. All the characters did was talk and go visit each other. There was nothing to look forward to and to get excited about. It could get a bit boring. The characters also annoyed me. They all were not happy with who they were with and they didn’t do anything about it. Gatsby and Nick were probably the only characters I did like. Gatsby had a dream, and worked hard to reach it, and Nick seemed to be the only normal character. One thing I did like about this novel was how Fitzgerald wrote it. It was an easy reader with lots of dialogue and detail. It is easier to picture what the scene was like when there are descriptions and people talking. Out of all the books I have read, I would not recommend this one, nothing exciting really happens. I found it hard to want to pick up the book and read it. The ending was quite thrilling and I am glad I got through it, but the rest of the book was dull and uneventful.
I completely agree with what you stated in the first few sentences of your blog, I too relayed a similar feeling towards the book and thought it did start off a bit too slow for me. I hadn't paid much attention to the fact that the characters were not happy just being themselves but you pose an interesting point and i see your view of that and now am pondering that because happiness is a key factor in this book and everyone should be happy being themselves and not constantly wanting more just because they have the power or money to get it. However i did somewhat enjoy this book and thought it had interesting twists at the end which would lead me to recommend it to others.
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