The great gatsby

Read it in one sitting. It's one of those rare books that improves on re-reading.

A masterclass in showing vs telling. The symbolism is rich without being heavy-handed.

Overhyped for me. The writing is gorgeous but the plot is thin and the characters are shallow by design.

Gatsby's obsession with the past resonates deeply. Fitzgerald understood longing like few others.

So we beat on, boats against the current. That final line is perfection.

The party scenes are vivid and the tragedy is palpable. A snapshot of an era and a warning about excess.

Beautifully written but I found it hard to care about any of the characters. Maybe that's the point.

Short but incredibly dense. Every sentence carries weight. Nick as an unreliable narrator adds layers.

The American Dream deconstructed in under 200 pages. Efficient and devastating.

Fitzgerald's prose is like poetry. The green light at the end of Daisy's dock is one of literature's most powerful symbols.