Great Gatsby, The (Baker Street Readers)

I think Fingerprint publishing lacks in adequate infra for Printing. Got the book with 15 blank pages. Do they expect me to imagine what would have been on those pages and read on?

A MASTERPIECE, The size, the font, everything is really magnificent, I'm really glad that I bought this book, this is my first novel I will ever read, the way this novel is written sounds really simple that anyone can understand, I am quite sure that this book going to improve my English, I was scared of some reviews, but I gave myself a chance and Oredered, and I feel I am really lucky that I did, I have watched the movie many time, and I will always come back to watch again, I hope this will happen to book as well :D , thank you seller, thank you amazon <3

This is considered to be one of the best fiction novels and no doubt it is a great novel. After I watched the movie, I just had to read it and oh boy!, what a beautifully written book. The book definitely arose more emotions than the movie. Gatsby is about the emptiness that is profound in the lifestyle of the society where values are completely distanced from the opulence. The more you read this book, the more you would fall into it.This is a tragic love story. The feelings are intense and at times you would feel so much for Gatsby. There are things you can't buy with money and that is what is shown profusely in the novel. This is a very simple story but a very very complicated one at the same time. There is a lot of symbolism that one may want to understand a bit in detail. So do a bit of research on those scenarios that the author is building. This one is a classic and will always be with me. I will always revisit this story.Gatsby is a great character that Fitzgerald has developed and many people will relate with him. Daisy is the demure girl that many people would feel so much for. This book rouses emotions and feelings to a different level.

✨ Have you read this epic piece of classic till now, or watched the movie based upon it's plot?😅 Luckily, don't know how but I didn't watch the movie so I read the novel straightway. I picked it couple of days ago and finished reading it joyfully but now I'm going to enjoy the movie. Onething, I want to make sure that if you compare the books from Movies (based on same plot), always Books go ahead on the way, coz of imagination (for readers), way of narration, detailed plot and many more.📒* Book Recommendation *~The Great Gatsby- By F. Scott Fitzgerald.📒"I hope she'll be a fool -- that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."~The great fiction writer of American history and epic classic novel of all time. The book is full pack of classic fiction, romance, and a bit of everything you want to have in a perfect book for smooth read. The story revolves around the protagonist, a graduate who served in the war from the west and worked as a novel's narrator, and a great mysterious character, Gatsby.📒"Angry, and half in love with her, and tremendously sorry, I turned away."~Strongly recommend to every reader who wants to pick the next classic fiction for great piece of literature and narration.

This is book is good one but I think reading this book in electronic devices is not seems me satisfied as I read the book on my hand. it is better to read book directly than reading the book in the devices.author in this book explains in a very good understanding manner to all the every one who is able to read and understand.language of the book is easy to understand.the only thing I am not satisfied with this is reading it in device.

Considered one of the greatest English stories, Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby simply a story of extra-marital affair, observed by the narrator, that spans 240 pages of Fingerprint pocket classic edition. Nothing to like it much for me:-1. A simple story is unnecessarily long. No other element which can attract the reader or strengthen a rather simple story line.2. Characters are not notable, the Great Gatsby isn't that great.3. No ups and down, rather very flat writing.4. Many reference of USA high society and Hollywood culture, could not really get it.5. The English used, rather tough for me personally, I had some hiccups. For readers very fluent in English, it'll do.Not recommended.

After spending some precious time reading works from this era, I have been trying to stay away from US-based classics telling stories based in the 20th century. I tend to dislike the overall feeling they give me; the way most local authors wrote during this period is definitely not my cup of tea. I, however, started a certain list of classics and finally got to reading this one among others mentioned in the list.So, here are my two pence on the matter: the book uses smooth, general language and is quite easy to read. I definitely recommend it to ESL students who want to test their knowledge of the era.I don't know if the version I read is a somehow edited version which doesn't coincide with the original or not; I know this was done often back in the days and not only in the US. What bothers me is how could this turn into the epitome of flapper, of la mode, of fashion and lifestyle when even Gatsby's own lifestyle is barely touched upon in the book. Obviously, I'm misguided by the visual adaptations of the story. Be warned, ye who may end up in my shoes!The story seems very slow during most of the book, but there are huge leaps at the very last of the pages. I almost missed the huge event (starting vague to eliminate spoiler possibilities, even though it's a classic) because it was written somewhere at the end of a book I found very exhausting.The last chapters have 1,000% the action of all the previous ones. I found it lacking in parties, vague when it comes to relationships, flat when it comes to character development of secondary characters. The only character amongst these pages who was worth it for me was our protagonist. I guess I expected too much from Gatsby and the ladies.I am fully aware that writing a somewhat negative review of a classic is a risky endeavor. However, I think honesty, especially in this case, cannot hurt anyone.

I had no idea what to expect as I hadn't seen any of the films. I also have a beautiful little hardback edition that I picked up for 20p from the Salvation Army. The pages have lovely gold edging and there is a blue ribbon for a bookmark. The cover oozes glamour and makes me think of the high society of the 1920s.The American born author F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote this novel in 1925. He also wrote other notable novels and short stories.It's the story of Jay Gatsby's obsession with his old flame Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is a married woman. After getting his neighbor Nick to help him meet up with Daisy, Jay begins an affair with her and trouble ensues. Privilege and wealth are not enough. Daisy suffers from her husband's obvious infidelity. Yet she takes the same path with Gatsby. Gatsby is a creepy character. I was uncomfortable at his determination to get Daisy back. Gatsby admits that he threw lavish parties in the hope that Daisy would turn up with her circle of friends. People didn't need invitations to his parties. They showed up and that was fine by him. The story is exciting, gripping and full of action.The book made me think about wealth and carelessness. In the story wealth is about money. Wealth can also mean having adequate food, water and shelter. Wealth can be from love. We are wealthy when we have a supportive family. It made me think that when we do have in abundance food, love, toilet roll (Ahem!) etc. do we care if others have enough? Whilst making sure we have stocked up do we cause others to not have anything? The behaviour of some people during the current crisis springs to mind. Tom and Daisy lived a life based on their own selfish needs. Gatsby used his riches to impress Daisy. He wanted her back in spite of her Husband.Yet, thank God for the good people who do care. The character Nick Carraway is a good guy. He does contribute to some questionable behaviour but his heart is in the right place. He reminds them all on how lucky they are.It's a great story and I was definitely gripped from the start. I liked the description and I loved the romance. It's not a large novel, my edition is 183 pages and I read it in 2 or 3 sittings. I would definitely recommend it.

I really don't understand why this book is considered a classic. Perhaps 100 years ago it was considered good, but it is difficult to understand why. Only just over 100 pages long, which was a relief. Poor character development, an uninteresting plot, dialogue between the characters dated and boring. Maybe its just Americans pretending they like this book, to pretend that they are intelligent, because there is no reason otherwise to waste time on this

I bought this Kindle copy of the book and the text make no sense at all. If you look at the opening paragraph you can see it makes no sense. The actual book is brilliant and is worded completely differently. This appears to be a 'very bad translation' of the actual text.

Started reading this this morning for a book club only to find that this is an appalling translation from some other language. It makes no sense and I just can’t read it. What I hadn’t realised as the short time frame for returns and I’ve missed the cut off by a few days, so I can’t get a refund. How has this book, apparently in English, been presented as the Kindle download!! Not impressed @Amazon - sort this out!