The Great Gatsby
Written by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Narrated by Tim Robbins
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About this audiobook
An undisputed masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, perfect for Fitzgerald lovers and classics collectors alike.
Set against a backdrop of jazz music, bootlegging, and lavish parties, The Great Gatsby is the story of Midwesterner Nick Carraway’s curious introduction to the decadent world of his mysterious, wealthy neighbor Jay Gatsby, whose thirst for riches is matched only by his tragic obsession with the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.
Penned in the “roaring twenties,” the novel continues to be the subject of numerous film and stage adaptations and has become a fixture in the American classroom. This dangerously propulsive tale of glitz and glamour continues to be relevant as readers long for escapist novels—a chance to flee into Gatsby’s famed mansion and lose oneself in the rush of opulence.
The Great Gatsby audiobook is brought to life by Tim Robbins, famed American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and musician.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota to Edward and Mary Fitzgerald, he was raised in Buffalo in a middle-class Catholic family. Fitzgerald excelled in school from a young age and was known as an active and curious student, primarily of literature. In 1908 the family returned to St. Paul, where Fitzgerald published his first work of fiction, a detective story, at the age of 13. He completed his high school education at the Newman School in New Jersey before enrolling at Princeton University. In 1917, reeling from an ill-fated relationship and waning in his academic pursuits, Fitzgerald dropped out of Princeton to join the Army. While stationed in Alabama, he began a relationship with Zelda Sayre, a Montgomery socialite. In 1919, he moved to New York City, where he struggled to launch his career as a writer. His first novel, This Side of Paradise (1920), was a resounding success, earning Fitzgerald a sustainable income and allowing him to marry Zelda. Following the birth of his daughter Scottie in 1921, Fitzgerald published his second novel, The Beautiful and the Damned (1922), and Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), a collection of short stories. His rising reputation in New York’s social and literary scenes coincided with a growing struggle with alcoholism and the deterioration of Zelda’s mental health. Despite this, Fitzgerald managed to complete his masterpiece The Great Gatsby (1925), a withering portrait of corruption and decay at the heart of American society. After living for several years in France in Italy, the end of the decade marked the decline of Fitzgerald’s reputation as a writer, forcing him to move to Hollywood in pursuit of work as a screenwriter. His alcoholism accelerated in these last years, leading to severe heart problems and eventually his death at the age of 44. By this time, he was virtually forgotten by the public, but critical reappraisal and his influence on such writers as Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, and Richard Yates would ensure his status as one of the greatest figures in twentieth-century American fiction.
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Depressing lit.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Masterful.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I didn't get it. Not a word of it. I'm supposed to understand that the book was filled with metaphors for the characters' moods and for the era in which it was set. Big deal. The book was just a big, fat hedonistic, solipsistic pile of nonsense and emptiness. I read through it because I was pot-committed due to its "classic" status, but had it been 20 pages longer, I would have gone the rest of my life without reading it. Now I have to find that great book that should have been read in the time I wasted reading this garbage.
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Oh the drama!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Speechless..
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary: Great little book about a dreamer who doesn't give up.
Things I liked:
The writing is beautiful.
The story is succinct and efficient.
Things I thought could be improved:
No idea. I enjoyed it from start to finish.
Highlight:
The first time Nick sees Gatsby almost made me cry it was so beautiful. I got chills. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Admittedly not a bad book, but oh! I just want to slap everyone upside the head - some repeatedly.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5An American masterpiece!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A great read.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Not very suspenseful.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Perfect. I can read the last page over and over and over....Along with All the King's Men and the Grapes of Wrath, the best-written work of "serious" fiction I have encountered - and with the benefit of being much shorter. Of course, Raymond Chandler writes almost as well....