Books I Make My Husband Read
S4.E5 - The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald
March 17 · 54 min · Season 4 · Episode 5 · 52.8 MBExplicit
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For episode five, Kristy throws Jon a classic, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. And as a bonus this season, we'll also be discussing the 2013 film adaptation. We explore the novel’s themes of wealth, ambition, and the American Dream, talk through its major symbols, and compare how the story translates from page to screen.
Links
- The Great Gatsby on Goodreads: (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41733839-the-great-gatsby)
- F. Scott Fitzgerald on Goodreads: (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3190.F_Scott_Fitzgerald)
Chapters
- (00:00) - Introduction
- (02:09) - Why Kristy picked this for Jon
- (03:12) - Upcoming books
- (05:23) - Book summary (spoiler-free)
- (06:40) - SPOILER ALERT
- (07:15) - Jon's review
- (09:02) - Kristy's review
- (12:53) - Nick Caraway
- (17:16) - Jay Gatsby
- (21:14) - Daisy Buchanan
- (25:59) - Tom Buchanan
- (30:11) - Critiquing a system
- (33:32) - Where Nick falls in the spectrum
- (34:57) - Is the dream an illusion?
- (36:34) - Why it's such a classic
- (40:27) - Transition to the film
- (40:37) - Mechanism for dialogue
- (43:01) - Adaptation differences
- (46:28) - Standing on its own
- (50:58) - Final thoughts
- 0:00Introduction
- 2:09Why Kristy picked this for Jon
- 3:12Upcoming books
- 5:23Book summary (spoiler-free)
- 6:40SPOILER ALERT
- 7:15Jon's review
- 9:02Kristy's review
- 12:53Nick Caraway
- 17:16Jay Gatsby
- 21:14Daisy Buchanan
- 25:59Tom Buchanan
- 30:11Critiquing a system
- 33:32Where Nick falls in the spectrum
- 34:57Is the dream an illusion?
- 36:34Why it's such a classic
- 40:27Transition to the film
- 40:37Mechanism for dialogue
- 43:01Adaptation differences
- 46:28Standing on its own
- 50:58Final thoughts