The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Joe Phoenix

The Great Gatsby, a work that seriously examines the theme of aspiration in an American setting, defines the classic American novel.

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

Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan.

The story is of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his new love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.

The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary masterwork and a contender for the title of the Great American Novel.

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The narrator was not very easy to listen to. He made it difficult to understand and follow.

The book was a great story. A classic. Recommend everyone to listen or to read it.

Yikes!

I suspect this is an AI reader. There were so many mispronunciations that I thought the reader did not speak English. It was read as if the reader had no clue what he was talking about. Yikes!

Worst audiobook reader - ever

Profoundly bad reader: constant mispronunciations, poor diction and flow.
The story was uninteresting (for me) and shallow.
If you measure greatness by:
• Rich plot
• Deeply sympathetic characters
• Clear moral lessons

The Great Gatsby scores VERY low.

If, however, you measure greatness by:
• Precision of social critique
• Psychological honesty
• Economy of form
• Enduring relevance to cultural myths
It does a bit better.

I kept waiting for the big payoff that made all the trivia and vapid existence worthwhile. It never came.

Pro tip: Do NOT buy the Audible version. Worst narrator I've ever heard.