Kim’s Comments (group member since Mar 06, 2008)

Kim’s comments from the GoodReviews: The Official Book Review Contest group.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyers
The Giver by Lois Lowry
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

my review

Ah, the Roaring Twenties! What music! What dance moves! What cheating! F.Scott Fitzgerald's book, The Great Gatsby , takes the reader into a world of the 20's rarely seen in its nostalgic films and music. Fitzgerald takes us behind the curtain to see that all that glitters is not necessarily gold.

Although most characters in this book do possess some character trait that ultimately leads them into life-changing decisions, none seem to portray this more than Jay Gatsby. Though his lavish parties and expensive clothes say different, Gatsby is a man with only one goal, to win the heart of Daisy Buchanan. How he attempts to do this and the tragic problems that result is the central plot of this story.

Overall, the characters help make one thing very clear about not only the 20's but even today. There will always be those who come to the party, make a mess, and then run away. Each time I reread this book, I find myself thinking about the individuals whose paths I cross who do just that.