The Great Gatsby (Deluxe Hardbound Edition) (Fingerprint! Classics)

I am 83-years- old but, because I grew up in a foreign country I had never read The Great Gatsby. Now. On its 100th anniversary I learn it is still one of the most popular books to be included in the reading list for high schools throughout the country. So I said to myself it is time to read it if I want to understand the American mind. And I have 2 things to say (1) there wasn’t a character that I didn’t recognize, meaning that they all looked like people that I have actually encountered in the US and that are uniquely American. But (2) this is not a story of typecast characters, the way many cheap thrillers are: there is something very real about the main characters in the book which is what makes it interesting. I wish I knew how that is accomplished!

Love the story and cover is so pretty that it also looked great in the book shelf

Absolutely beautiful!

Neat exterior, but the pages feel like tissue paper. The paper is really thin and see through.

Reading this on the 100 year anniversary of its publication- my word, the truth of it. We just keep trying to catch a dream that’s already been lost

Over the top presentation (page edges gilded and such) but the print was good size and I am very pleased with all aspects of this purchase. And it is good to be reminded from the twenties of eternal American truths such as "They were a careless people" and "Americans, while willing, even eager to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.

pretty book. just needed it for school

My son needed this book for his English Accelerated class, suggested by his teacher and he wanted a hard cover as they will be using it for a very long time. Therefore, it served my purpose.