Happy 100th, Gatsby. Wish you had lived long enough to see it. You, too, FSF.
The most moving and beloved book I ever had the privilege to teach. To have one of my rough-and-gruff-acting-like-tom-buchanan juniors cry at the end of the book for the loss of Gatsby and the innocence of Nick is the magnum opus of my career. 💚💙💚 (#greenlightbay)
ChaoticMissAdventures I know that some snobs think this book is over hyped but I just love it so much! 3d
Read4life I love this book!! 💙💚💙 3d
KAO Some memories from teaching careers always stay with you! 3d
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dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures It'd be best if I don't know who they are! 🤣 And 🎯🩵🎯 3d
dabbe @Read4life 🎯🩵🎯 3d
dabbe @KAO And I'm so lucky that the memories in retirement are mostly of the good days, best lessons, best student connections ... 💙💚🩵 3d
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I remember that I enjoyed the book when I read it at 13 but don't remember much about it. Perhaps I'll plan a re-read for his 101st birthday next year. 3d
Bookwormjillk I love this book. Read it every summer! I think it got better as I got older. 3d
dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Let me know, and I'll reread it with you! 💙💚🩵 2d
dabbe @Bookwormjillk I think one has to go through a lot to fully appreciate the poignancy of this one. 💙💚🩵 2d
TheLudicReader I bought a Folio Society edition of this book for my daughter‘s birthday this year. She loves this book. As do I. 2d
dabbe @TheLudicReader Did she first read it in high school? That was my first time, and I student-taught with that high school teacher because of how she taught GATSBY. How cool to have an English teacher for a mom! I can just imagine the literary conversations in your house. 💙💚🩵 1d
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I put a reminder in my phone for March 1st to get a casual buddy read going! 😁 1d
dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🙌🏻💚🙌🏻 1d
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