Anya ,'Sleeper'
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So, I finally saw Great Gatsby last night (yes, I'm catching up on a lot of movies).
I did that last week!
Was I supposed to like any of those characters? Because I didn't.
I'm assuming we weren't supposed to. No, I've never read the book. But DAMN the movie was sparkly. Which is pretty much what I watched it for, so I was happy.
Man, I always assume Gatsby is a "spinach" book that you're forced to read in high school. Yeah, these are not likable people, no matter how pretty they are. Tom and Daisy? Shallow, vapid, and loathesome. Jordan? Sociopath. Gatsby? Creepy, dodgy, and delusional. Nick is just...boring. And sad, because he doesn't realize how awful everyone else is.
Man, I always assume Gatsby is a "spinach" book that you're forced to read in high school.
Most of my English teachers in HS were invested in avoiding "spinach" books. The only one I can recall was Grapes of Wrath, which I predictably HATED LIKE BURNING.
I LOVE Grapes of Wrath. Look at us, with our wildly divergent opinions and what not.
Yeah, I think I liked Grapes of Wrath too. Probably thought Great Gatsby was okay but not all that.
Oh my. I hated Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Gulliver's Travels. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. White Fang.
Poor Mr. Bendoski. I'm certain I made his life hell in Senior Humanities.
I seem to recall liking reading Gataby. But I think it coincided with my hating everyone phase, so it just fed into my "everyone sucks" mindset. I don't think I'd enjoy it as much now. I haven't seen the movie yet.
I LOVE Grapes of Wrath. Look at us, with our wildly divergent opinions and what not.
Heh. I hated it so much that I blanked it mostly from my memory.
I loved Gatsby and Grapes, though East of Eden is the Steinbeck tome I really adore.
I saw Catching Fire today. Whoever cast Jennifer Lawrence deserves all the money. You have to really trust your actress to end a blockbuster film script with close up on Katniss face while her face slowly turns from utter to despair then determination then cut to black.
I thought it was very well done across the board but seriously. Jennifer Lawrence.
Gris, I said the exact same thing. Heh.