#the great gatsby

Troubles in Adaptation: The 2013 Adaptation of THE GREAT GATSBY

With class divides growing ever more troubling, a reader considers the failings of THE GREAT GATSBY adaptation's translation of Fitzgerald's commentary.

Quotes on Race and Class from THE GREAT GATSBY

A roundup of quotes examining classism and racism through the characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic, THE GREAT GATSBY.

Finding the Right Time for the Classics

"Every book has the right time and place in one’s life." Is it better to wait for the right time and place to read daunting books like the classics?

Literary Quotes for Autumn

"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." - F. Scott Fitzgerald

Literature’s Greatest Parties

Teaching My Husband to Read

The Editor: Author’s Handmaiden or Creator of Content?

Literary Tourism: Southern Literary Trail

Books We Read Too Soon

Jersey Shore Goes Gatsby: Snooki’s Bookish Wedding