The Great Gatsby
4 journalers for this copy...
Amazon Editorial Review:
This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained a number of errors resulting from Fitzgerald's extensive revisions and a rushed production schedule. Subsequent printings introduced further departures from the author's words. This edition, based on the Cambridge critical text, restores all the language of Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Drawing on the manuscript and surviving proofs of the novel, along with Fitzgerald's later revisions and corrections, this is the authorized text -- The Great Gatsby as Fitzgerald intended it.
This is also No. 699 on the 1001 books you must read before you die list.
Read a different copy of this book in 2013. Here are my thoughts:
For some reason, I never got around to reading this book until now even though I've had copies of it in the past and even lived for years near the Fitzgeralds' burial place in Rockville, Maryland. I recently saw the new movie version of this with Leonardo DiCaprio and was quite impressed so decided it must be time to read the novel. Well, I'm sorry I never read this sooner - a really great short novel that was easily readable telling the story of Gatsby who fell in love with Daisy during the Great War, then somehow became super wealthy, and who threw lavish parties during the jazz age in an enormous mansion all to impress and win his lost love back. Unfortunately, he found that he was unable to relive the past and of course the story ended tragically. Must read!
This is the definitive, textually accurate edition of a classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan has been acclaimed by generations of readers. But the first edition contained a number of errors resulting from Fitzgerald's extensive revisions and a rushed production schedule. Subsequent printings introduced further departures from the author's words. This edition, based on the Cambridge critical text, restores all the language of Fitzgerald's masterpiece. Drawing on the manuscript and surviving proofs of the novel, along with Fitzgerald's later revisions and corrections, this is the authorized text -- The Great Gatsby as Fitzgerald intended it.
This is also No. 699 on the 1001 books you must read before you die list.
Read a different copy of this book in 2013. Here are my thoughts:
For some reason, I never got around to reading this book until now even though I've had copies of it in the past and even lived for years near the Fitzgeralds' burial place in Rockville, Maryland. I recently saw the new movie version of this with Leonardo DiCaprio and was quite impressed so decided it must be time to read the novel. Well, I'm sorry I never read this sooner - a really great short novel that was easily readable telling the story of Gatsby who fell in love with Daisy during the Great War, then somehow became super wealthy, and who threw lavish parties during the jazz age in an enormous mansion all to impress and win his lost love back. Unfortunately, he found that he was unable to relive the past and of course the story ended tragically. Must read!
Journal Entry 2 by 
perryfran
at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, May 3, 2008
perryfran at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, May 3, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (5/3/2008 UTC) at Bookbox in Book Box, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
Releasing into ivylibra224's 1001 Books you must read bookbox.
Releasing into ivylibra224's 1001 Books you must read bookbox.
Came to me in my first 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die BookBox! I think I'll toss it back in for the 3rd 1001 books...book box!
Taken from the 3rd 1001 Books Bookbox.
Don't think that I've read this one since my high school and college years. Always nice to get reacquainted with a classic.
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Added to trekwoman's Inclement Weather bookbox.
Added to trekwoman's Inclement Weather bookbox.
Recieved in Trekwoman's book box.
