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The Great Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Narrated by: Scott Baker
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The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession with reuniting with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

The novel was inspired by a romance Fitzgerald had with socialite Ginevra King, and the riotous parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore in 1922.

Following a move to the French Riviera, Fitzgerald completed a rough draft of the novel in 1924. He submitted it to editor Maxwell Perkins, who persuaded Fitzgerald to revise the work over the following winter. After making revisions, Fitzgerald was satisfied with the text, but remained ambivalent about the book's title and considered several alternatives. Painter Francis Cugat's cover art greatly impressed Fitzgerald, and he incorporated aspects of it into the novel.

Public Domain (P)2021 Hexagon Tech Classics World Literature
Classic Literature • Surprising Twists • Emotional Narration • Vivid Era Portrayal • Witty Writing

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Great narration/performance. Americans typically have to read this in high school, why I do not know. I struggle to see how a high schooler would have enough experience and context to appreciate the story and all that it implies. But re-listening as an adult, it is a home run.

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Wasn’t a lot of emotion from the narrator and now I just need to get to the fifteen word minimum

The story was crazy

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It was the first Audible book I’ve listened to where the narrator lessened the value of a classic novel. His accents are simply wrong and always annoying. Also, his depiction of the emotions and sentiments of each character are very amateurish, making the experience unpleasant at time. The entire mood of this narration is incorrect.

Narrator lessens a Classic American Novel

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The reader made me dislike everyone including the narrator. Granted, these are unlikable people but it all came across very whiney. Look for a different performer

Great literature, poor delivery

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decent qualiry narration peeformance, too, old sport. more words to reach 15 word minimum

great little title

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