The Great Gatsby Paperback – 10 April 2018

Good

I think Fingerprint publishing lacks in adequate infra for Printing. Got the book with 15 blank pages. Do they expect me to imagine what would have been on those pages and read on?

A MASTERPIECE, The size, the font, everything is really magnificent, I'm really glad that I bought this book, this is my first novel I will ever read, the way this novel is written sounds really simple that anyone can understand, I am quite sure that this book going to improve my English, I was scared of some reviews, but I gave myself a chance and Oredered, and I feel I am really lucky that I did, I have watched the movie many time, and I will always come back to watch again, I hope this will happen to book as well :D , thank you seller, thank you amazon <3

On arrival I thought I’d bought a study book! (See photos). Bought for my daughter, with a love of all things classical, I have no idea if the 52 pages dedicated to the story is in fact the book or not, as I’ve never read it! Still study guide or not, it’s a jolly nice little book, reminding me of the old Ladybird books I used to read as a child. In fact the format and layout is similar and quality and feel of the paper and cover are the same. If not the book then it makes a very nice accompaniment to the real thing for those who want a quick summary of it.So no regrets buying it, just wish the Amazon description had been clearer, so I knew what I was buying.

These additions of literary classics are handsomely priced, compact, and come with attached ribbon page markers. I believe this makes them great for carrying in the pocket - so you can still have a book to read, even when traveling light. My only two complaints are: The dust covers always arrive a little creased, or damaged - as Amazon do not keep their books in any protective plastic wrapping; and, the pages in the Macmillan Collector's Library books are very thin, in my opinion.

`'No -- Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.''The above sentence is probably my favourite sentence in all of literature, although this book's final sentence pushes it close. Gatsby, for readers who haven't had the pleasure of encountering this classic novel before, is a story told by Nick Carraway, a young bachelor learning the bond business in New York City in 1922. But it's not Nick's story - it's the story of Jay Gatsby, the mysterious young man who throws famously lavish parties, and of Nick's cousin Daisy Buchanan, who Gatsby loved and thought he'd lost. As Nick observes helplessly, the title character obsessively pursues the girl despite her marriage to the obnoxious Tom, and events reach a tragic conclusion.While I can read books properly first time around, I have a habit of skim-reading books when reading them for the 2nd or 3rd time, focusing on my favourite passages and skipping bits here and there. Gatsby is one of the very few exceptions to this. Despite having read it perhaps 8 or 9 times now, every time I pick it up I'm drawn so completely back into the world of the Jazz Age that I read it word for word. Oh, it helps that it's incredibly short for its classic status - weighing in at somewhat under 200 pages, depending on your edition - but I honestly don't think there's a word out of place in the book. Gatsby is a beguiling main figure, Nick a perfect narrator - staunch and loyal, and unable to fully understand the passionate love Gatsby bears for Daisy - and Tom is a vile buffoon who provides a perfect villain. Fitzgerald's descriptions have a way of transporting you fully into the place he's writing about, whether it's a massive party hosted by Gatsby or a ell-fanned Forty-second Street cellar, and the quality of his writing is perfect.If I could recommend just one classic book to readers young and old, in the hope they would fall in love with it, it would be this one every time. Highest possible recommendation to all.