francisf0reverr

francisf0reverr OP t1_ixwrow0 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in I don't like The Great Gatsby by francisf0reverr

Yeah I'm 17 but I'm allowed to have an opinion in a subreddit made to discuss books. My English teacher with an English degree has also complained about the book-she still appreciates it!!! I know it is a classic and I can see why but I think you can admit that it is flawed

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francisf0reverr OP t1_ixwr9cq wrote

Reply to comment by LordBlam in I don't like The Great Gatsby by francisf0reverr

Yeah I can see that. I didn't like 1984 when we studied it last year but actually goodreads got me to think about it and I rated it 5 stars. I have loved a lot of the plays I have studied though. Othello is so interesting and I got such a good question for my exam last year for the Crucible (it was about the disturbing nature of Abigail and Proctor's relationship- don't even get me started!!). Goodreads is not the most reliable lol I think all of the colleen hoover books are rated higher than Othello 😭

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francisf0reverr OP t1_ixwg3qt wrote

Reply to comment by my__name__is in I don't like The Great Gatsby by francisf0reverr

Yesss that is definitely one of the good ones and there is a lot to be said for the majority of the writing

It just gets a bit awkward in places I find

"He could climb to it [...] and once there he could suck on the pap of life, gulp down the incomparable milk of wonder"

Eww😭

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francisf0reverr OP t1_ixwf6x7 wrote

Reply to comment by ordinary_kittens in I don't like The Great Gatsby by francisf0reverr

True!! We are looking at it "through the lens of tragedy" and we have to talk about "society as the antagonist" which leads to Gatsby's downfall. I think there is definitely a lot that can be said about it and I'm glad it resonated with you. When I'm done with this course I will look at some of his other work. I think it could be helpful to get a new perspective on it.

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francisf0reverr OP t1_ixwcn1c wrote

Reply to comment by Chipjack in I don't like The Great Gatsby by francisf0reverr

Hahaha maybe. I like Othello but I don't know about Richard II. Next year we do Handmaid's Tale and the Kite Runner. I guess it's a bit of a mix.

Since starting my A levels I have come back to reading but I agree over my last years of secondary school I think I read maybe 3 books outside of school... absolutely shocking😭

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