This book is a tragedy. No, not because someone dies. It’s a tragedy because Gatsby lives a lie and loves a vapid gold digger. That, my friends, is how you waste a life. The story is told from Nick Carraway’s point of view–and what a view it is! F. Scott Fitzgerald’s power over description and the English language is a joy to read. Partially because he brings the roaring twenties to life and partially because he describes the characters just as they are. Whether they are brash, silly, insolent, or ignorant, he portrays them as just that and doesn’t faff
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Five Favorite Things – January 2020 (Super Late Edition!)
My Engagement Ring – This will probably be on every favorites list forever and ever. How could it not be? It symbolizes so much love! The Great Gatsby – My latest acquisition to my collection of leather-bound books. As a result, I am currently reading all about the woes of Gatsby and his tangled attractions to Ms. Daisy Buchanan. My Wall of Prints – So I have zero capabilities of hanging pictures straight — BUT, I had to give it my best (lopsided) effort. I picked these prints up in New York City and finally got around to framing them.
Books: Emma
I’ve done the (un)lovely pleasure of reading this classic so you don’t have too! Aren’t I the BEST?! First off, Emma is the most hypocritical character you will ever meet. EVER. She thinks she’s a matchmaker that can best even Cupid (spoiler: she is terrible at matchmaking). Also: She thinks she is doing a service for her friend, Harriet, whom is, well, in a lesser place in society by trying to hook her up with men higher up the ladder so to speak. Why is it so important that Harriet climb the social ladder? Because Emma wouldn’t be able to
Books: Fahrenheit 451
I’m pretty sure this book is based on my nightmares. The main premise is that a fireman’s sole job is to burn any and all literature. You’re forbidden to read, your main source of entertainment comes from a room with four screens of televised content. Just the thought of it makes me want to scream. And you know what? When one fireman exposed himself to books for the first time, it turned his world upside down and made him realize that life as he knew it wasn’t living at all. The lack of books had caused technology to storm in
Books: Anna Karenina
I read Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, a book that I’ve heard many call the greatest piece of literature ever written. And to that I say, “Are you freaking kidding me?!” This book begins like a soap opera and degenerates to scenes that are better suited to a high school cafeteria than the squabbles of Russian nobility. There were parts that actually pained me to read thinking, “People didn’t actually act like this, did they?” A friend of mine said they loved the book, that it brought up social issues like the idea that a man cheating on his wife