<p>I assume most people here have read this book. I haven't, surprisingly, so a week ago I decided to start reading it. Everyone raves about how great this book is, and it's one of those great American classics, so I really wanted to love it when I read it. However, I've read three chapters, which is about 1/3 of the book, and I'm not really liking it so far. The writing is a bit awkward at times, and the story is kind of boring so far. Should I just keep reading? Why do you like the Great Gatsby? I really want to like this book. :)</p>
<p>Oh yeah the beginning of the book is a real snore. But once you get to the middle it gets really good. It’s now one of my favorite books. Since I don’t want to divulge any spoilers, you’ll just have to keep reading. :)</p>
<p>You should most certainly keep reading. Chapter 3 is when the important events begin to occur; everything before that is essentially exposition.</p>
<p>To be honest, I thought that the plot was a bit mundane, and didn’t particularly care for Nick at all, but I loved the hopelessly innocent character of Gatsby and the novel’s themes.</p>
<p>(Never try to make judgments on a work of literature after having read only a portion of it. Someone who read half of Death of a Salesman and criticized its thematic messages would be missing the point entirely.)</p>
<p>I love Nick! He is the greatest! Gatsby seemed like such a smooth guy at first then my view of him got slowly warped. Keep on reading!</p>
<p>^ Haha, we are essentially opposites. I love Gatsby because he’s in love with something he can’t have – just like me. (The girl I love lives across the US - I’m in MA, she’s in CA.) Nick’s an epic narrator, but his character doesn’t cut it for me. Certainly, I’m not denying Gatsby’s negative points, but I for one must sympathize with him.</p>
<p>A soap-opera from the point of a “moralist” that over extends its 130 or so pages. Goes absolutely no where and nothing seeminly meaningful happens.</p>
<p>/thread</p>
<p>Forget about school</p>
<p>this is an important book about life</p>
<p>if you arent reading it and pondering what it means to you, then you are only the poorer</p>
<p>This is, as of now, my favorite book. (Though it changes).</p>
<p>I read it before I had to read it in school, so that was nice.</p>
<p>Don’t judge a book after THREE chapters. Just finish it, and see what you think.</p>
<p>I don’t find any part of it to be boring.</p>
<p>here’s the moral: rich people are dicks</p>
<p>But it was an okay story, not my favorite, didn’t really see it applying to my life or anything that people said I’d get out of it. I always have to finish books once I start them so I’d continue on. It’s not terrible, just keep in mind that rich people are though.</p>
<p>^That is not the moral.</p>
<p>^^ Agreed completely with ChocolateBanana. That is SO not the moral. If you think that’s the moral, read it again.</p>
<p>the moral: bros before hoes </p>
<p>or</p>
<p>**** *****es, get money.</p>
<p>■■■■■■.</p>
<p>10char.</p>
<p>this is a VERY important book</p>
<p>when you are older, hopefully you will grow up a bit and realize it</p>
<p>^Scratch that second statement, it is SOOOOOOOOOOO condescending.</p>
<p>^ yeah well chocolate bananas are nasty</p>
<p>what you dont know is that</p>
<p>when you are in high school, YOU DONT KNOW SHTTTTTT</p>
<p>it sounds mean, but really, really</p>
<p>Guys. Seriously? How old are we again? Whatever happened to agreeing to disagree?</p>
<p>Absolutely loved the book!! Keep on reading… You’ll like it.
I didn’t like it at the beginning but after I forced myself to read through the first half of the book I could not put it down.</p>
<p>"the moral: bros before hoes</p>
<p>or</p>
<p>**** *****es, get money."</p>
<p>YES!</p>