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
Tag: pop culture
Currently Listening to: 25 by Adele
This album is a breakup guide to all the teenagers out there. I say this because from the sound of it, Adele has been dumped. A LOT. As a side effect, she’s learned to craft some ridiculously classy songs in response to breakups. Really, you could do far worse than to emulate Adele when your heart has been trampled on. And there are so many different types of breakup on the album. There is the regretful, I’m-so-sorry song of “Hello” that everyone and their pet cat has heard on the radio. It’s hauntingly beautiful. Although it’s clearly about her inability
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: 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
On My Playlist: “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by Elton John
I know what you’re thinking. I’m listening to “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” by Elton John instead of the original Beatles version. Say what?! It’s difficult to pull off a beloved song and do it well. Especially when it’s a Beatles song. But HELLO! Elton John can do anything because he’s a genius. Plus, he makes the song magical for me. It loses the debate of whether its inspiration came from a son’s drawing or an LSD trip. It just is what it is — bursting with color and a universe that can only be translated into song. The