Journal Entry 1 by tqd from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Tuesday, August 21, 2007

I read this many years ago now, back in High School. And, of course, I've been completely unable to revisit it ever since, although I have tackled other books by Fitzgerald.

Then the other day I got a nice new copy of The Great Gatsby, thinking that it was about time I re-read it. And then discovered that I already had a copy at home! So I'm bookcrossing this version (which has the identical cover to the book I read in high school, which is not the one on this page... confused yet?).

I'll offer this up on a bookray, as it's a "1001" book.

PARTICIPANTS:

taniazed - Australia
jjlanes - Australia

The ray has stalled here, but another one has taken its place (see below for details). Continuing participants are:
pussinbooks - UK - asked to be skipped
shnedwards - UK
NICNIC2 - UK
ChiBoiler - USA
blackteiwaz - Costa Rica  

Journal Entry 2 by tqd from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Thursday, August 30, 2007

Popped in the post today to taniazed. Happy reading, everyone! 

Journal Entry 3 by taniazed on Monday, September 03, 2007

Just got this today! Have one book to read then will get on to this one! Thanks 

Journal Entry 4 by taniazed on Monday, October 08, 2007

I adored this book. I would love to write a journal entry that covers all my thoughts about it, but it would end up being an essay - and even then I'd be wanting to add more to it later. It is astonishing how such a short book can have such an impact.

In short, I feel so sad for Gatsby and admiration for Nick. At the beginning I didn't like Nick at all, but by the end of the book he was my favourite character.

I am curious about one thing though, and I'd love to hear everyone else's opinion on it, and that is the question of is Nick Gay or Bi? There has apparently been debate over this, with no real answer to my knowledge. There are a few words and phrases dropped here and there throughout the book that hint toward it, but the counter argument to that is that friendships were different in that day and age or it is the writing itself that is different and is supposed to mean something quite different. However, there is one passage quite early on in the book - you should know which it is when you get to it - that I can't see how anyone could argue that something hadn't happened between Nick and another male character. I can't see the point in adding those few sentences as they just stick out like a sore thumb.


Thanks so much for sending this book out tqd!

Yay! My first 1001 book finished! Only 1000 books to go! hehe 

Journal Entry 5 by taniazed at by mail in To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, October 08, 2007

Released 4 yrs ago (10/8/2007 UTC) at by mail in To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

RELEASE NOTES:

Sending on to jjlanes! 

Journal Entry 6 by jjlanes from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, October 17, 2007

This book arrived last week and I have started reading it.
Thankyou. 

Journal Entry 7 by tqd from Sydney, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, May 17, 2008

Well, this book does seem to have gone missing! No sign from jjlanes for a while, I do hope all is well.

In the meantime, the wonderful zzz has offered up another copy to keep this ray going! Further journal entries can be found here! Thank you, zzz!

jjlanes, if you do reappear (and I hope you do!), please consider this copy of the book yours to do with as you like. I hope you read it (and enjoy it), but afterwards, please wild release it or whatever takes your fancy.

UPDATE 15 July 2008: Change of plan, the ray has now been resurrected by FuShMuSh! Thanks! The new ray can be found here. 

Journal Entry 8 by lostbookisland on Monday, July 07, 2008