Literary Fiction
The Great Gatsby
1920·186 pages
A mysterious millionaire throws extravagant parties on Long Island in the 1920s, all to recapture a lost love. F.
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A mysterious millionaire throws extravagant parties on Long Island in the 1920s, all to recapture a lost love. F.
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Here is a novel, glamorous, ironical, compassionate – a marvelous fusion into unity of the curious incongruities of the life of the period – which reveals a hero like no other – one who could live at no other time and in no other place. But he will live as a character, we surmise, as long as the memory of any reader lasts.
"There was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life.... It was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have ...
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Sexual content
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References to extramarital affairs and implied sexual relationships, with fade-to-black encounters; themes of infidelity recur.
Violence & gore
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Hit-and-run death, shooting, not graphically described
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity and strong language in dialogue.
Substance use
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Heavy alcohol consumption throughout; Prohibition-era parties
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present.
Religious content
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Brief mentions of God or religious concepts in dialogue.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central themes critiquing social class, materialism, wealth disparity, and the false promise of the American Dream.
Self-harm / suicide
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Depiction of a murder followed by suicide; themes of despair leading to self-inflicted death.
Abuse & suffering
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Instances of domestic violence, including physical abuse against a woman; emotional suffering from class and relational conflicts.
Other
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