The Great Gatsby
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4.1 • 381 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Tony Award-winning actor Leslie Odom Jr., who starred in the original cast of Hamilton, breathes new life into F. Scott Fitzgerald’s entertaining Jazz Age classic.
The Roaring Twenties are in full effect in the fictional Long Island beach towns of West and East Egg when Midwesterner Nick Carraway gets caught up in the orbit of man-about-town Jay Gatsby, host of some of the wildest, most extravagant parties you could ever imagine.
The Great Gatsby is a cautionary tale of wealth and excess and a bit of a scathing takedown of celebrity culture. With his mellifluous voice and acting chops, Leslie Odom Jr. is the perfect reader. He pulls us into this timeless story of an outsider looking in—and the impossible, but uniquely human, longing to return to the past.
Customer Reviews
Best!!!
Thoroughly followed and enjoy!
This again…?
It’s not the book’s fault that it is overhyped, but it does make the experience of discovering the book pretty disappointing. I understand it has historical significance for pop culture, but I felt no connection to the writing style (trite and contrived) or the characters (cartoonish and uninspired). I am convinced that this is simply an issue of taste and I have nothing against its presence on shelves, but maybe once in a while it could be replaced by something with a little more kick.
🦋great💖
✨luv it so much✨