The Great Gatsby

De: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrado por: Anthony Heald

Jay Gatsby is still in love with Daisy, whom he met during the war when he was penniless. Having made himself wealthy through illegal means, he now lives in a mansion across the bay from the home of Daisy Buchanan, who has since married for money. Holding on to his illusion of Daisy as perfect, he seeks to impress her with his wealth, and uses his new neighbor, Nick Carraway (our narrator), to reach her.

Daisy’s wealthy but boring husband is cheating on her. When his mistress is killed in an accident caused by Daisy, Gatsby covers for her and takes the blame. The result is a murder and an ending that reveals the failure of money to buy love or happiness.

Fitzgerald’s elegantly simple work captures the spirit of the Jazz Age and embodies America’s obsessions with wealth, power, and the promise of new beginnings.

Public Domain (P)2007 by Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Will never not love this

The great gatsby will always be my favorite book. I have the book, the movie, and now I’ve listened to the audio version. It’s such a timeless book and will never get old to me

Story

I had to reread this book…. there’s so much I missed during the first read. I didn’t realize how he lost his life… why didn’t Daisy return his affection. LIFE!

classic

It's just a good classic 😌. There's not much else to say, honestly. I just enjoy this story.

Great listen

I really enjoyed this listen definitely worth giving a whirl. Now I’m interested to see the movie

A durable story

I first read this story over 50 years ago when I was in college. The story holds up over the years. Very interesting how the portions of the story I most identify with have changed with my life’s experiences.

A literary classic expertly narrated

What more can be said for the this classic other than it’s should be on every reader’s/listener’s bucket list? Anthony Heald brings refreshing life to this Fitzgerald Masterpiece.

classic

Always a great classic to listen too. It never gets old. I did listen to it at 1.2 speed as it was a little slow.

Always a great read!

I was going to use my credit on the other audiobook narrated by Jake Gyllenhal. I decide to keep the credit and get this version. I was not disappointed. I read the book years ago but it felt so nice to come back and give it another read.

Wow! Fantastic

Intriguing, suspenseful, and funny at times. Many great life lessons in this story.

One of my top 5 to listen to again. Listened in entirety in one day.

The narrator definitely made it an easy listen, great voice changes, and not awkward.

I think every teenager should listen to it. As they go through life hopefully they will recall how pretentious behaviors do not gain you friends or lovers in the end.

As good as ever!

The story is as enchanting and gripping as ever. The reader’s voices for the various character make it seem as though each has a different reader. And Fitzgerald’s words and thoughts live on all these years later.