The Great Gatsby (Wordsworth Classics)

The book is of good quality and in clean condition. It’s worth the price.

I'm working my way through studying some classics i wished we'd studied at school and needed a paperback for notes, having already read the book on my tablet, and this suited my needs. Plenty of room to write in the sides without the text too scrunched in the middle :) I'd had wordsworth classics as a little girl and had always skipped any introductions and headed straight for the 'story' but with the 'look inside' feature i was able to have a gander and that's what swung it for me. The introduction and footnotes are really quite useful and insightful rather than too academic. They add a colour and context that anyone might find interesting. There are enough reviews of the story itself that i needn't wax lyrical about its virtues, suffice to say, i found it a wonderfully erudite little book that let's us peek into the strange world of the roaring twenties in both a personal and broader context. Funny, surprising, sad and shocking, there's a reason this is seen as one of the great modern novels. Physically the book is beautiful, a little larger than some paperbacks, though slim, it feels like a students book. It reminded me of the script copys we used in theatre, easily bent and stuffed in a back pocket! I love and respect books but they've often been tools and very much used in my life so i appreciate one that is 'life resistant'. The beautifully feely, matte black cover and intensely seductive imagery mean it will look elegant on any bookshelf if you're more inclined to keeping your books pristine. I take mine everywhere now. The story and the book are that kinda thing, easy to pick up and lose yourself for an afternoon. For the price, a little gem i think I'll always keep to hand now.

Very good book

I read `Tender is the Night' decades ago and, although I'd always intended to read `The Great Gatsby', it somehow never appealed so I have to admit that I've only just read it for the first time. Narrated by Nick Carraway, a young man in his first job who happens to be Gatsby's neighbour, it is set on an island within a short drive of New York. The story evokes the shallow extravagance of the wealthy in 1920s America. It's not always politically correct when viewed against current attitudes to what is and is not acceptable, but F. Scott Fitzgerald was from a different era and was writing about a different era. The novel reflects attitudes and mores as they were at the time. In contrast to Nick's modest home, Gatsby's neighbouring mansion is staffed by servants, and full of light and partygoers, many of whom have never even met `the great man'. But Gatsby's background is something of a mystery and, from early in the story, there are hints that he may not be all he seems. Gatsby befriends his young neighbour, who happens to be the cousin of Daisy, the girl Gatsby fell in love with five years earlier and has not seen since. In the context of the story this is utterly convincing and compelling, although it sounds contrived and coincidental. One of the book's themes is the futility of trying to recapture the past and relive it in the future. At times the pace meanders almost tediously, as languid as heat of a New York summer, but the book is so short that this detracts little from the quality of the writing. Indeed, so descriptive is the prose that you can feel the heat and sense the languor of the characters. The ending and the build up to it were unexpected and lifted the book from the ordinary to the special. I think it was only after finishing the story that I began to appreciate how meticulously plotted and beautifully written it is. An American classic - undoubtedly. Among the greatest American fiction - I couldn't say, as I haven't read enough American fiction to be able to compare. But at this price it's remarkably good value. If you haven't already read it, buy it and read it. It won't take you long and it's well worth the time and money.

Read this for my english alevel . Aside from having to read it for my work , i would definitely recommend to someone who loves to read about marriages , different standards for men/women and the way of life in america back then. Loved itt

Adoro questo romanzo e leggerlo in lingua originale è ancora più bello! Acquistato durante la settimana del libro a circa 3€, prezzo spaziale!! 😍

Ich wollte endlich einmal diesen Klassiker der Literatur lesen, das Standardwerk der amerikanischen Literaturgeschichte - und dass natürlich im Original und nicht in irgendwelchen verzerrenden Übersetzungen. Ende des Jahres wird der Gatsby auch verfilmt mit Leonardo di Caprio - ich wollte einfach vorher wissen, worum es geht und mitreden können. Nun, da ich es gelesne habe freue ich mich umso mehr auf die Veriflmung und bin gespannt, wie es umgestzt wurde. Dürfte allerdings bei diesem Regisseur und Schauspieler ein Spektakel geworden sein. Also: ein klasse Buch zu einem super Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Lohnt sich in jedem Fall, dann könnt auch ihr wieder mitreden.

Excelente! Chegou antes do esperado, bem embalado e o livro é ótimo, de leitura fácil.

The Great Gatsby est un délice à lire en langue anglaise, le livre est court mais si dense qu'il faut lire avec attention et relire encore certains paragraphes tant ils débordent d'informations. Idéale pour quelqu'un qui souhaite améliorer son niveau d'anglais, il vous donnera beaucoup de vocabulaire et surtout de plaisir, car le style de Fitzgerald, qui décrit énormément et laisse son lecteur deviner sa pensée est vraiment géniale. L'histoire est une critque très forte de l'Amérique des années 20, dans son opulence, mais aussi des rapports sociaux, de l'ascenseur social impossible, de la reconnaissance sociale, du rôle de l'argent dans les rapports de force mais aussi de la culture (l'opposition capital économique/ capital culturel est très présente dans le livre, la reconnaissance sociale par l'élite ne se faisant qu'avec le capital culturel, elle est donc hors de portée des nouveaux riches et parvenus, qui n'ont réussi qu'à amasser du capital économique). Bref, c'est une vraie désillusion de la vie, de l'amour, de la société, une histoire écrite toute en métaphores filées et non-dits qui lui donnent une force incroyable. Un très grand classique.

Although short, this book will captivate you and pull you into the world of Gatsby. Easy to read and just stellar.