The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Jake Gyllenhaal

Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Finalist, Classic, 2014

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work. This new audio edition, authorized by the Fitzgerald estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain). Gyllenhaal's performance is a faithful delivery in the voice of Nick Carraway, the Midwesterner turned New York bond salesman, who rents a small house next door to the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. There, he has a firsthand view of Gatsby’s lavish West Egg parties - and of his undying love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan.

After meeting and losing Daisy during the war, Gatsby has made himself fabulously wealthy. Now, he believes that his only way to true happiness is to find his way back into Daisy’s life, and he uses Nick to try to reach her. What happens when the characters’ fantasies are confronted with reality makes for a startling conclusion to this iconic masterpiece.

This special audio edition joins the recent film - as well as many other movie, radio, theater, and even video-game adaptations - as a fitting tribute to the cultural significance of Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age classic, widely regarded as one of the greatest stories ever told.

©1925 Charles Scribner's Sons. Copyright renewed 1953 by Frances Scott Fitzgerald Lanahan (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Combining a deeply loved classic like The Great Gatsby with a well-known Hollywood voice like Jake Gyllenhaal’s could create magic or disaster. Could there be competition between the two? Which side would come out stronger? This production strikes a graceful balance, with both big names blending to complement each other. Gyllenhaal’s reserved tone lends polish to Fitzgerald’s text, accentuating the mood of poetry that pervades the novel. His delivery is simultaneously youthful and experienced, aware of the subtleties of the characters and the plot nuances as he infuses them with life. Gyllenhaal controls his performance with style and careful pacing, seemingly keeping as reverent an eye on the novel as Gatsby himself kept on that elusive green light." (AudioFile magazine)

Best American Novel ever

Even when forced to read it, this novel exceeded my expectations and is now my favorite American Novel up to date. This is something that every high schooler should read, not only for its coming of age theme or even its spectacular writing but to understand how its themes resemble society in today's world

Great Stories Live On Forever

Always a favorite. Narration by Jake Gyllenhaal made it even better. I always hope for a different ending that never comes. But therein lies the beauty of it.

Classic for a reason!

Have always wanted to read this book! Happy to have been able to enjoy the listen even more than I would have the reading! Great story, great storytelling!

A definitive reading

The Great Gatsby had captured my interest after seeing the movie, so I wanted to read the book too. Having a trial of Audible this summer, what a perfect way to both read the book and try audible at the same time then buying it as an Audiobook? After having seen Jake Gyllenhaal in this Summer's Spiderman movie, I have somewhat become a fan of his as well. This further solidifies both fronts. The nation is perfect, Gyllenhaal has the perfect voice for Nick, the quiet introverted protagonist of the story, but also does a great job defining the other characters too. 10 out of 10.

the greatest American novel of the 20th century

(Moby dick is better after all). but this one is dagblamed good too and read by one of Hollywood's (seemingly) few non-jerkwater people... the seemingly is that Jake Gyllenhaal isn't one of them, not that Hollywood is filled with jerkwater poopybutts cause that's a blood certainty...

Memorable

This is an outstanding performance of a Great Novel. I enjoyed listening to it, and the narrator made me see nuances of the book I have not noticed in the past. The characters came alive, the scenes were vivid, and the end of the novel was delivered beautifully. Just like I wanted to read the book all over again when I first read it, I am now tempted to listen to the audio version again and again.

5 stars isn't enough

5 stars are not nearly enough for this book. I've read it so many times and now listened to it for the first time, and I fell in love with this classic all over again. Everyone should be familiar with the brilliant character and story development, but the performance of this audiobook is fantastic as well. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Game changer

My sons needed to read this book for an assignment for school. When i asked if they’d like to have it read by Jake Gyllenhall who Lauré Quentin Beck, (aka bad dude, Mystetio, in Spider-Man , their interest peaked. So 5 star for Mr Gyllenhall reading this literary classic that captured my boys attention and allowed them to enjoy and otherwise boring class assignment in their opinion. 👏🏻👏🏻

We decided to read as a family and have this be our way to enjoy a book together. It was to the point that we didn’t like the other reading ahead because we became truly invested in the characters and wanted to read together so no one could spoil it for the other.

Spot on Reading of an American Classic

Jake Gyllenhaal does justice to this classic novel. And it’s a quick listen, given Fitzgerald’s economy of speech. The writing is so compelling and insightful that this is a book you want to reread - and what better way to reread than with an audiobook?

it's obvious why it's one of the greatest novels e

truly fantastic book with fantastic narration! Loved every minute I can see why it's such a classic