The Great Gatsby
Registered by Stoepbrak of Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa on 2/13/2015
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Synopsis (credit: back cover)
Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach ...
Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby — young, handsome, fabulously rich — always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for.
Beneath the shimmering surface of his life he is hiding a secret: a silent longing that can never be fulfilled. And soon this destructive obsession will force his world to unravel.
Modern Library 100 Best Reads: No 2.
On the 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die List.
(Bought second-hand at Books for All, Plumstead.)
When I found an audiobook version of this book in the library, I grabbed the opportunity despite having the book on my bookshelf. The advantage is that I could listen to it while commuting, thereby gaining bonus 'reading' time.
Apart from some interesting insights regarding life in some circles during the Roaring Twenties, the book was a disappointment for me. The forced reading style of William Hope certainly didn't help.
Having said that, the poignant aspects of the era as portrayed in the book are bound to linger in my mind.
Journal Entry 3 by Stoepbrak at A Touch of Madness, Nuttall Rd in Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa on Friday, May 8, 2015
Released 9 yrs ago (5/9/2015 UTC) at A Touch of Madness, Nuttall Rd in Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
To be left at the OBCZ sometime later today.
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