/lit/ - Literature

i kinda want to, but i feel embarassed to even think about reading a book that is under 400 pages.

What are some books that you enjoyed a lot more in hindsight than you did while you were reading them?

It was pic related for me, it was only after I had read it and thought about it for a couple of days that I ended up really liking it.

Was he?

why don't we talk about this?

Tender Is The Night >>>>>>> The Great Gatsby

The great Gatsby, I don't understand why people think it's this accomplishment of the English language, it just read as a normal boring short novel.

Those of you who would like to call me a pleb I would rather you tell me why this book is good.

What's your interpretation of The Great Gatsby? Is it an allegorical critique of capitalism or a lambasting of the common perception of the American Dream?

To me, I view the character of Daisy as representing the very capricious and subjective American Dream while Gatsby represents the civilian who relentlessly pursues that Dream (Daisy), ultimately losing their innocence/life in the process.

So I found this book for free and just finished it and I was wondering if you guys could help me figuring out why The Great Gatsby is such an acclaimed book, since many of you probably studied it in American Highschool.

I'm guessing it's notable for painting a picture of life in the 1920s, and the changing dynamic of love and marriage in the United States during the time period. Would that be a good assumption or not?

The other thing is what's the deal with the title? Why is Gatsby great? Is it some kind of anachronistic meaning of great like "Alexander the Great" or something? Or is it just because he's wealthy and shares his wealth freely with strangers and is an honest man but the jealousy of the people around him drags him down and kills him?

ITT : Meme books /lit/ tricked you into reading.

>>7464166
>first person
>silly voyeur perspective
>narrator with no character of his own

Garbage. I would de-canonize this pussy if I could

I fucking hate this piece of shit book.
Just tell me, why /lit/? why is it so famous? why do you like it?

Pic related

Nick: /lit/
Tom: /pol/
Gatsby: /r9k/
Daisly: reddit

Why didn't anyone go to Gatsby's funeral?