Just Finished Reading The Great Gatsby

[gothrockrulz]

I think I'll just curl up in a corner and cry. What a gorgeous, lavish, heartbreaking book. It'll take a few days just to soak everything up, short book thought it is.

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[silverflight8.livejournal.com]

gorgeous, lavish, heartbreaking book

You've nailed it. SO BEAUTIFUL and SO SAD.

/turns off the capslock

[xerinmichellex.livejournal.com]

I feel like I should re-read The Great Gatsby because I remember really not liking it and thinking it was boring. But... that tends to happen in a school-setting because of just being able to read the material, you have to be on the lookout for ~themes and ~symbolism. I want to do the same for To Kill a Mockingbird, too.

Catcher in the Rye, though, can burn in all nine circles of hell, and its ashes can burn in the circles too.

[asthenie-vd.livejournal.com]

Agreed! So much! I read it last year and I simply loved how it made me feel. It's so atmospheric!

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

Good on you, my friend! I've tried to read it three times, and I get bored EVERY single time. With the movie coming out, I'm endeavoring to have another crack at it. It's one of those rare books that, for whatever reason, feels like a chore to read for me. I'm far in the minority on that, though.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[msantimacassar.livejournal.com]

Yesssss!!! That's about how I felt, except a little sick too.