tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post1560286102129541303..comments2023-06-26T02:36:09.508-07:00Comments on Castles In The Air : Book Review: The Great GatsbyAbigailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09697039373046836955noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-85776924945811068222016-02-10T14:11:51.216-08:002016-02-10T14:11:51.216-08:00Thank you!! That is a good point... Unless you see...Thank you!! That is a good point... Unless you see the point that Fitzgerald was trying to make, it will seem utterly pointless. His life was really a illusion as you said. It was just a pointless dream. <br /><br />Same, but I would love to see the 2012 version. Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697039373046836955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-1697461233422640422016-02-10T09:38:35.330-08:002016-02-10T09:38:35.330-08:00Well done! You totally got the point of the book,...Well done! You totally got the point of the book, which escaped me when I first read this in my early 20s. Back then, I threw it down in disgust and wailed, "That was so pointless!" not realizing that... pointlessness WAS the point. Gatsby's life as built on an illusion, and when the illusion crumbled, nothing was left. It was pointless.<br /><br />I haven't watched any movie versions of it, though I'd like to see this new one.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-27313676762130826582016-02-05T05:52:22.983-08:002016-02-05T05:52:22.983-08:00Aw, thanks!! I'm glad it hopefully? made sense...Aw, thanks!! I'm glad it hopefully? made sense... <br /><br />Ya, I feel you... After all I had heard about Fitzgerald, I was sorta disappointed with the actual story, I didn't fall in love with any of the characters like I have with other stories, so it felt sorta average. Until Gatsby died, that is, and Fitzgerald expertly proved his point. I will definitely read more of his stuff though, because I was quite impressed with it in the end, and I would like to see if the rest of his stuff is that surprising. Maybe some will be better! <br /><br />Thank you!! I found it quite amazing what he pulled off... But when no one came to the funeral I got mad to. I loathed Daisy, and all of Gatsby's "friends".. Ya. I must admit, the ending was one of the most wonderful ending's I've read. It was so stark and striking, sad and beautiful. Gah. <br /><br />Thanks! Hee hee, I do to.. And that picture of Han and Leia!! Wuvs it. :) Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697039373046836955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-55266760455604085182016-02-05T04:02:53.793-08:002016-02-05T04:02:53.793-08:00Beautiful review, Abby! Wowza.
So, this book and...Beautiful review, Abby! Wowza.<br /><br />So, this book and I...I've read it twice, but <i>I just can't get into it</i>. It's absolutely stunningly written, as you said, but...I dunno. Something just doesn't click.<br /><br />With that being said, I LOVED how you described what you felt after Gatsby is killed. That is a great point, what Fitzgerald does in his writing. (Oh, and it does make me really sad how only three people came to his funeral :( Sad and mad.)<br /><br />Great, great review, Abigail!!! (Oh, and da new header. Hearts it <3)Oliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03546655886492251059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-41003730681510693882016-02-04T15:00:02.421-08:002016-02-04T15:00:02.421-08:00Thank you!! I'm glad you found it thought-prov...Thank you!! I'm glad you found it thought-provoking!! Absouloutly. I think it's a powerful reminders for us believers, and even for atheists or non christians, to use our time wisely, and not get caught in the past. Da power of books right there peoples!! :) <br /><br />Your so welcome, that's what this blog is for! :) Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697039373046836955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-4163891962243766732016-02-04T14:58:30.824-08:002016-02-04T14:58:30.824-08:00Yay! I'm glad this hopefully helped!!! Oh cool...Yay! I'm glad this hopefully helped!!! Oh cool!! Short stories?? Hmmm... I might have some new library material next time we go! <br /><br />Isn't that amazing, how he can paint ideas in your head? I mean the first bit I was reading the book, I was like, "I've heard so much about his writing... But I'm not finding it that amazing.." And then Gatsby died, and I realized the ideas he had slowly put in my mind. Then I realized how amazing it was. <br /><br />I'm so glad I could help!! And I am definitely going to add more of his books to my TBR list. Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697039373046836955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-63468520811923573662016-02-04T12:14:29.457-08:002016-02-04T12:14:29.457-08:00Wonderful review, Abigail! It made me think quite...Wonderful review, Abigail! It made me think quite a lot myself, even without reading the book :-) That's so true--we can't just live in the past and ignore the future. And we can't just live in the present and ignore the future, either. Because our future with God is what REALLY matters--not what's happening right now or what happened ten years ago. Thanks for sharing this with us! Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-37471827395216056212016-02-04T08:51:34.260-08:002016-02-04T08:51:34.260-08:00Oh, I'm so glad you reviewed this!! I've w...Oh, I'm so glad you reviewed this!! I've wavered about reading this one for absolute ages. I read two collections of Fitzgerald's short stories last year(?) -- <i>Tales from the Jazz Age</i> and <i>Flappers and Philosophers</i> and each one had stories I wasn't crazy about and others that completely captured me. And whether I "liked" them or not, they colored my imagination in ways I'd absolutely NEVER expected. Stop, I have to quote you: <i>"Fitzgerald had this astounding way of painting a picture in your mind. Not just pictures of the setting, or house, or lovely scenery, but he painted ideas into your mind."</i> That's it EXACTLY. So astounding!<br /><br />So yes, thanks to your review this is now going on my eventual TBR list. (And incidentally, had you read either of those collections? If not, I'd recommend them!)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-61957678849524947532016-02-04T07:19:48.384-08:002016-02-04T07:19:48.384-08:00Why thank you! I hoped that it would make sense to...Why thank you! I hoped that it would make sense to read, it was rather rambled. <br /><br />I assume then, you've read it? Huzzah! Yes. That was so interesting, to be swept away in the roaring twenties... <br /><br />Yes. That part was so awful. Abigailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09697039373046836955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-626716032468548068.post-80513574421915204852016-02-04T00:35:13.999-08:002016-02-04T00:35:13.999-08:00A great review! You really get around all the good...A great review! You really get around all the good points of the book!<br />What I like most about TGG is the brilliant depiction of the time period and the lifestyle (I don't really care for the characters, they are just wasting their lifes)<br /><br />But the ending was so sad!! The part where almost no one came to the funeral almost had me in tears. But as you said, that really proved a point!Rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675286577484698201noreply@blogger.com