The Great Gatsby: The Only Authorized Edition
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A masterpiece of 20th century literature from F. Scott Fitzgerald, the preeminent chronicler of the Jazz Age--a term he coined.
One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years
This classic work encapsulating the decadence and excess of the 1920s "Jazz Age" follows the unassuming Nick Carraway on his search for the American Dream, which leads him to the doorstep of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic millionaire known for both his lavish parties and his undying love for Nick's cousin, the married Daisy Buchanan. With a mixture of envy and dismay, Nick observes Gatsby and his flamboyant life in the Long Island town of West Egg, while Gatsby yearns for Daisy and all that shimmers across the Sound in East Egg. The result is a chronicle of the drama and deceit that swirl around the lives of the wealthy, which cemented Fitzgerald's reputation as the voice of his generation.
Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780743273565
- Binding
- Paperback
- Authors
- F Scott Fitzgerald
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Published Date
- October 1, 2004
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 180
- Physical Info
- 0.6 in H x 7.9 in L x 5.2 in W (0.25 lb)
Absolutely beautiful!
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The book looks beautiful, the quality is spectacular, the paper quality is the best. Happy with my purchase
Seriously such a stunning book. I haven’t read it but I love admiring on my bookshelf.
Good book to introduce to readers who want to see the story come to life as a book
A book i've reAd many times always feeling the heartache as I turn each page. Will reread it again and again as jay Gatsby comes to.life each timr.
Great book
I absolutely love classics, especially when they have beautiful covers. this book was high quality, unused, and an amazing read!!! I absolutely loved it. I'd recommend it to anyone who loves a good book. if you're thinking about wether you should read it or not, you should!!!
Great book.
I don't really care for The Great Gatsby because for the most part, I don't like any of the characters I like Nick the most .. Gatsby is stuck in a dream of days past. I do think that it's the book that you most think of when you think of the 'Roaring 20s' or the 'jazz age'. The rich seemed to ,be obscenely rich, and the poor seemed to be so sadly poor. I read it now and the to try and figure it out, and make sense of it.
It moves your soul and mind to another era or perhaps not.A must read and some years latter reread.
pretty book. just needed it for school
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
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!
Okay so, we read The Great Gatsby in class and i’m not gonna lie, I didn’t think I’d like it at first But now that I’ve finished it I can’t stop thinking about it. It’s one of those books that seems simple at first but actually has a lot going on.Jay Gatsby is kind of sad, He spends his whole life chasing this dream of being with Daisy but it’s clear from the start that it’s never going to work out. He throws crazy parties, has lots of money, and yet he’s still super lonely. It’s sad but also frustrating because he just doesn’t get that some things are out of his control.Nick, the narrator is kind of boring but I get why he’s there He sees everything unfold and realizes how fake and selfish everyone is. by the end he’s just over it and i am too. Daisy and Tom The worst They literally ruin people’s lives and don’t care at all.The book is pretty good though, Fitzgerald makes everything feel so dreamy but once you really think about it the whole story is actually kind of depressing, Everyone is either selfish, clueless, or stuck in the past and no one really gets a happy ending and the way it all builds up just for everything to fall apart at the end really makes you sit there like wow that was kind of exhausting to read but also weirdly good.sooo would I read it again? Probably not But I get why people love it, It really shows how people can be so focused on what they want that they miss what’s actually in front of them so If you haven’t read it yet it’s worth reading at least once.
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.
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.
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Great book came an absolutely perfect condition and also just absolutely a classic perfect to put in your library books or for a collection
Well made superior quality book for your home library. It is a classic, interesting, and not too long if you are not a big reader. Highly recommend.
This was bought as a gift, and several people commented on the fine quality of the book.I hope to get more Masterpiece Library Editions.
I actually bought this for decoration. On my entry table I have a vase of cute Daisy’s and decided to make a mute theme. I had a cute Daisy Fuentes perfume bottle and I added this book and the Great Gatsby. As an avid reader, I of course read the book. It was an enjoyable read, so much so I read it in one sitting. It’s written in first person in the view of Daisy Buchanan
