Personal Review

This book gave me mixed feelings as to whether or not I enjoyed reading it. The character development kept me engaged into the book, and the idea of what life was like for the wealthy people in this time period is an interesting topic. It was also intriguing watching how Nick, and Gatsby change dramatically throughout the novel. Nick started as a very moral, and virtuous person, but through the corruption of the East Egg community, and the lavish lifestyle of the wealthy during that time period becomes very similar as the rest. Also on the contrary of how Gatsby starts off as being known for throwing extravagant parties, ends up only wanting to settle down, chasing love. The downside was that at times the storyline was hard to follow, with all of the intertwined relationships, friendships, and dramas in the book, and the plot development had issues in certain parts. Many times the plot seemed like it took far too long to develop, or get to the main point, there was a lot of extra “fluff” added that made the story less interesting to me. Overall I would recommend anybody who has an interest in “The Roaring Twenties” should read this book, it provides fascinating insight on what it was like to live during that time period.