tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995576795502079366.post6480915674626212183..comments2023-06-08T10:08:58.360+01:00Comments on Leeds Book Club: Book Club 8 - The Great GatsbyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836771763779415335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995576795502079366.post-13407918538925170652011-10-25T08:17:30.917+01:002011-10-25T08:17:30.917+01:00Wow that was quite a discussion! Seems like a book...Wow that was quite a discussion! Seems like a book club I would want to join, if time would permit me. The <a href="http://www.shmoop.com/great-gatsby/" rel="nofollow">Great Gatsby</a> is not my favorite book, sadly. Although I do like a lot of ideas that it made me think about. It made me think of the unrealistic American Dream. I believe that Salinger wants us to think about the shallowness of the characters and even if you don’t publicly admit to being shallow, we are all shallow to some extent. In fact when foreigners visit America, one of the first things they notice is how superficial relationships are. What makes Gatsby great is not what he’s running after or the ill-means he uses to get it but rather that he is honest with himself.DylanLawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743032115717984797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995576795502079366.post-21229604686078899682011-10-20T14:57:33.955+01:002011-10-20T14:57:33.955+01:00Ahh i love it!
'You always look cool'
T...Ahh i love it!<br /><br />'You always look cool' <br /><br />The moment when she tells him she loves him by telling him that he always looks cool is one of the best 'saying what isn't being said' in literature. And when she cries because 'i've never seen such beautiful shirts before' BUT SHE'S NOT CRYING ABOUT THE SHIRTS!!!<br /><br />I love this book. i love it. and agree with all your insights. <br /><br />Have you read revolutionary road? like gatsby for the 1950s.sianandcrookedribhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959715300131969670noreply@blogger.com