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Title: Overrated classic good for nothing more than '20's spirit
Review: I was intially enthusiastic that I had found time to read the "great American novel" and the definitive work of the 20th century, Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby". Much to my disappointment I found nothing more than an a superficial plot based mostly on descriptions of the 1920's. Fitzgerald succesfully caught the spirit of the 20's so if you're looking to get a feel for that era this would be a good book to read, on the other hand if you're looking for a grand literary work, there is a lot more out there. Fitzgerald's characters are shallow and unidentifiable, his plot weak and slow-moving to an extent which becomes tiresome even though the book is relatively short. Fitzgerald is not an author but rather a social historian, something apparent in other of his works, such as "Bernice bobs her hair". So if it's insight on the 20's you want, this should be great, but it falls short of anything else it's reputation demands.
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