The Great Gatsby


(4.3 stars; 51 reviews)

Language: English

The Great Gatsby follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale about the American Dream.

First published by Scribner’s in April 1925, The Great Gatsby received mixed reviews and sold poorly; in its first year, the book sold only 20,000 copies. Fitzgerald died in 1940, believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten. His work, spearheaded by The Great Gatsby, experienced a revival during World War II, and the novel became a part of American high school curricula in the following decades. The book has remained popular since, leading to numerous stage and film adaptations. The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title “The Great American Novel”. The book is consistently ranked among the greatest works of American literature. (summary by Wikipedia and Martin Reyto)

This audiobook was produced by Legamus.


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Reviews

Movie first, then book


(5 stars)

Good reading, if a little inconsistent in tone. I recommend watching the movie first just to make sure you have a good idea of whats going on before reading the book. Personally after reading the book the first time in highschool the description of TJ Eckleberg's floating eyes confused the daylights out of me :P

sounds like a really good book


(0.5 stars)

the narrator is so hard to understand I listened to every bit of this book and tried my hardest to pay attention and still have no idea what happened from chapter 1 and chapter 9

Literature Cocaine


(4.5 stars)

After seeing the movie several years ago I recently became curious of reading the book. It is such rich entertainment, filled with humble insight- I was addicted immediately.

excelent book


(5 stars)

the book has.been great so far and the vpice is on point, he adds a lot of different sounds tonthe story.


(5 stars)

Great book showing the trials and travails of the American dream. Definitely worth listening to.

soflo


(0.5 stars)

The narrator is hard to under stand and he just sucks.

Classic!


(5 stars)

This is a great classic! I would definitely recommend!

glitches


(1 stars)

app glitches and oftentimes prevents listener from listening.