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Title: A good, if not overated classic
Review: A well written book about a wealthy man in pusuit of the woman that he once loved. Observed mostly through the eyes of Nick, the neighbour, the Great Gatsby brilliantly sums up the idealism of the roaring twenties.A touching love story and some wonderfully written extras, including Mrs Wilson and Jordan. Tom is also a great villain type.Not as good as it is cracked up to be, or anywhere near for that matter. Balzac has written similar story's which are all vastly superior. F. Scott Fitzgerald seems to get very caught up in his descriptions sometimes, spilling out metaphor after metaphor describing someones beauty. This doesn't all fit so well in a book under 200 pages.Never the less, very good, certainly worth reading. Not a book for the ages however.
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