First published on April 10, 1925, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is an American classic. Set in 1922, the novel describes the era of the Roaring Twenties with the iconic characters of Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan and narrator, Nick Carraway. I don’t remember reading the book before now, but I did see the 1974 movie staring Robert Redford. There is also a newer movie staring Leonardo DiCaprio, which was made in 2013. In fact there were three other movies made of The Great Gatsby. The first was made in 1925, which is lost. There is only a one-minute trailer left of that version. There was another made in 1949 with Alan Ladd in the staring role. There was also a version made in 2000.
I listened to the audiobook, which I obtained from the Libby app, narrated by actor, Tim Robbins. It was excellent. There is also a newer audio version of The Great Gatsby available from Audible narrated by Jake Gyllenhall.
Aside from all of the movies, The Great Gatsby’s best form is the book. F. Scott Fitzgerald transports the reader to life in the 1920’s. All of the characters are well-developed and Fitzgerald’s writing is unique and full of vivid imagery and symbolism.
One reason why I decided to read The Great Gatsby now is that novelist, Jillian Cantor, in her new book, Beautiful Little Fools, tells the story through the alternating voices of three female characters. That intrigued me, so I definitely wanted to read the words of F. Scott Fitzgerald before tackling Beautiful Little Fools.
If you haven’t read The Great Gatsby, I highly recommend that you do.
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