Forgive me, but this blog post may offend any of you who are enjoying The Great Gatsby. I cannot stress enough how much I don't care for this book. Though I find F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing to be rather interesting, the story is dry and annoying.
The character Daisy is my main reason for not liking this book. She's annoying, dramatic, and a bit "loose" if you will. The idea of anyone falling in love with this character is beyond my knowledge.
Overall, I think my main reason why I don't like this book is because I am currently reading two other books at the same time. Does anyone else here share my stress? Mr. Kunkle isn't the only one who is assigning me thirty pages worth of reading. Of course, I'm not blaming anyone. When it comes to the other two books in my classes, I find them to be much more interesting and captivating. The Great Gatsby is just a big burden...nothing more.
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Ha! I agree with you Kevin--I already had two books I was reading before Great Gatsby was assigned. But I do disagree with you mostly, because I really like it! I didn't at first, because I thought that it was confusing and the characters all kind of blended together. After a while, though, I've come to really enjoy reading it! I guess I just think that Daisy's fun and high-spirited, rather than annoying and dramatic. She definitely needs to make up her mind though!
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