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The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Narrated by: Anthony Heald
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Jay Gatsby is still in love with Daisy, whom he met during the war when he was penniless. Having made himself wealthy through illegal means, he now lives in a mansion across the bay from the home of Daisy Buchanan, who has since married for money. Holding on to his illusion of Daisy as perfect, he seeks to impress her with his wealth, and uses his new neighbor, Nick Carraway (our narrator), to reach her.

Daisy’s wealthy but boring husband is cheating on her. When his mistress is killed in an accident caused by Daisy, Gatsby covers for her and takes the blame. The result is a murder and an ending that reveals the failure of money to buy love or happiness.

Fitzgerald’s elegantly simple work captures the spirit of the Jazz Age and embodies America’s obsessions with wealth, power, and the promise of new beginnings.

Public Domain (P)2007 by Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Money Feel-Good American Literature
Timeless Classic • Compelling Narrative • Beautiful Prose • Thought-provoking Themes • Engaging Performance
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The great gatsby will always be my favorite book. I have the book, the movie, and now I’ve listened to the audio version. It’s such a timeless book and will never get old to me

Will never not love this

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I had to reread this book…. there’s so much I missed during the first read. I didn’t realize how he lost his life… why didn’t Daisy return his affection. LIFE!

Story

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Always a great classic to listen too. It never gets old. I did listen to it at 1.2 speed as it was a little slow.

classic

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It's just a good classic 😌. There's not much else to say, honestly. I just enjoy this story.

classic

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I really enjoyed this listen definitely worth giving a whirl. Now I’m interested to see the movie

Great listen

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I first read this story over 50 years ago when I was in college. The story holds up over the years. Very interesting how the portions of the story I most identify with have changed with my life’s experiences.

A durable story

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What more can be said for the this classic other than it’s should be on every reader’s/listener’s bucket list? Anthony Heald brings refreshing life to this Fitzgerald Masterpiece.

A literary classic expertly narrated

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Great book, depressing ending. If you want a happy ever after, don’t read this one.

Great depressing book!

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A classic, of course, and amazing. But though I liked the narrator’s tone and inflections, his voicing of female characters sounded like a mimicry… and worst of all there was so much smacking and the sound of too much spit in his mouth. Maybe that doesn’t bother a lot of people, but those of us who can’t stand that noise will understand. I wish the sound editors had muffled it so it wasn’t quite so annoying.

Annoying Smacking noise

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I don't think I need to say much about the book itself, given it's stature, so I'll instead say the narrator was excellent and I would firmly recommend this version. All the characters sound unique and the tone always fits the story

One of the greatest books of all time

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