The Great Gatsby

De Marque · Narrated by Kara Shallenberg
4.1
13 reviews
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5 hr 35 min
Unabridged
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The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds' third book, The Great Gatsby (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the "first step" American fiction had taken since Henry James; H. L. Mencken praised "the charm and beauty of the writing," as well as Fitzgerald's sharp social sense; and Thomas Wolfe hailed it as Fitzgerald's "best work" thus far. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when, The New York Times remarked, "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession," it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s that resonates with the power of myth. A novel of lyrical beauty yet brutal realism, of magic, romance, and mysticism, The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature.

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4.1
13 reviews
Paul Acevedo
August 16, 2025
This book is read by a middle aged woman, which is somewhat incongruous since the narrator character is a young man. The recording catches a lot of breathing sounds, but either I got used to them or they lessened as it went on. She does read and pronounce words well. The book itself is marvelous, a true classic. It paints an interesting and damning picture of rich life in the American east of the 1920s. Some classics are hard to appreciate nowadays, but this one remains just as relevant as ever. It would be better to get a more expensive version with a better reader, but this version is a great value at a low price.
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