The Great Gatsby (Wordsworth Classics)

The cover is soooo cute. Really amazing value for money. Highly recommend. But has small font so that’s something to consider

A classic and varied emotional read. Set in the american deco period a must read which I read on holiday and found it absorbing. Lovely book cover and a good price with fast delivery.

I'm working my way through studying some classics i wished we'd studied at school and needed a paperback for notes, having already read the book on my tablet, and this suited my needs. Plenty of room to write in the sides without the text too scrunched in the middle :) I'd had wordsworth classics as a little girl and had always skipped any introductions and headed straight for the 'story' but with the 'look inside' feature i was able to have a gander and that's what swung it for me. The introduction and footnotes are really quite useful and insightful rather than too academic. They add a colour and context that anyone might find interesting. There are enough reviews of the story itself that i needn't wax lyrical about its virtues, suffice to say, i found it a wonderfully erudite little book that let's us peek into the strange world of the roaring twenties in both a personal and broader context. Funny, surprising, sad and shocking, there's a reason this is seen as one of the great modern novels. Physically the book is beautiful, a little larger than some paperbacks, though slim, it feels like a students book. It reminded me of the script copys we used in theatre, easily bent and stuffed in a back pocket! I love and respect books but they've often been tools and very much used in my life so i appreciate one that is 'life resistant'. The beautifully feely, matte black cover and intensely seductive imagery mean it will look elegant on any bookshelf if you're more inclined to keeping your books pristine. I take mine everywhere now. The story and the book are that kinda thing, easy to pick up and lose yourself for an afternoon. For the price, a little gem i think I'll always keep to hand now.

I must admit was expecting a far more exciting and informative book regarding tov the twenties. it was a good read and I really don't know why they ever made a film because the content alone does not match the film. it is well written and easy to understand.

Great price for this book and postage is fast with Amazon.

Books good quality have not noticed any typos or misprints. Have not read yet so cant say if the actual content is good or not

Fabulous story - this print edition with such small type was a nightmare though.

The Great Gatsby is your neighbor you're best friends with until you find out he's a drug dealer. It charms you with some of the most elegant English prose ever published, making it difficult to discuss the novel without the urge to stammer awestruck about its beauty. It would be evidence enough to argue that F. Scott Fitzgerald was superhuman, if it wasn't for the fact that we know he also wrote This Side of Paradise.But despite its magic, the rhetoric is just that, and it is a cruel facade. Behind the stunning glitter lies a story with all the discontent and intensity of the early Metallica albums. At its heart, The Great Gatsby throws the very nature of our desires into a harsh, shocking light. There may never be a character who so epitomizes tragically misplaced devotion as Jay Gatsby, and Daisy, his devotee, plays her part with perfect, innocent malevolence. Gatsby's competition, Tom Buchanan, stands aside watching, taunting and provoking with piercing vocal jabs and the constant boast of his enviable physique. The three jostle for position in an epic love triangle that lays waste to countless innocent victims, as well as both Eggs of Long Island. Every jab, hook, and uppercut is relayed by the instantly likable narrator Nick Carraway, seemingly the only voice of reason amongst all the chaos. But when those boats are finally borne back ceaselessly by the current, no one is left afloat. It is an ethical massacre, and Fitzgerald spares no lives; there is perhaps not a single character of any significance worthy even of a Sportsmanship Award from the Boys and Girls Club.In a word, The Great Gatsby is about deception; Fitzgerald tints our glasses rosy with gorgeous prose and a narrator you want so much to trust, but leaves the lenses just translucent enough for us to see that Gatsby is getting the same treatment. And if Gatsby represents the truth of the American Dream, it means trouble for us all. Consider it the most pleasant insult you'll ever receive.

Beautiful cover, Good edition.

I bought this because of the pretty green cover and they just sent me an ugly edition

Excelente! Chegou antes do esperado, bem embalado e o livro é ótimo, de leitura fácil.

The quality of the book's cover and pages is very unsatisfactory. Would recommend buying it from some other, more reliable publisher. The cover is also not as it's displayed on the website (it's a still image from the motion picture based on the book). All in all, very tacky.

The Great Gatsby est un délice à lire en langue anglaise, le livre est court mais si dense qu'il faut lire avec attention et relire encore certains paragraphes tant ils débordent d'informations. Idéale pour quelqu'un qui souhaite améliorer son niveau d'anglais, il vous donnera beaucoup de vocabulaire et surtout de plaisir, car le style de Fitzgerald, qui décrit énormément et laisse son lecteur deviner sa pensée est vraiment géniale. L'histoire est une critque très forte de l'Amérique des années 20, dans son opulence, mais aussi des rapports sociaux, de l'ascenseur social impossible, de la reconnaissance sociale, du rôle de l'argent dans les rapports de force mais aussi de la culture (l'opposition capital économique/ capital culturel est très présente dans le livre, la reconnaissance sociale par l'élite ne se faisant qu'avec le capital culturel, elle est donc hors de portée des nouveaux riches et parvenus, qui n'ont réussi qu'à amasser du capital économique). Bref, c'est une vraie désillusion de la vie, de l'amour, de la société, une histoire écrite toute en métaphores filées et non-dits qui lui donnent une force incroyable. Un très grand classique.