When The Great Gatsby was first published in 1925, it did not appear exactly as Fitzgerald had intended. This is the fully authorized text with notes by Fitzgerald biographer, Matthew J. Bruccoli.
I was forced to read this book in 11th grade for English class. So, here I am now, at 24, and I think, "Oh, I'll give this book another shot, it must be better now that I'm older!" Nope, not at all. I hated it just as much as the first time I read it. I don't know if it just brought me back to how much I hated being forced to read books I didn't want to read for class, or if I just hated the book that much. But needless to say, I won't be trying to read this one again.
