The Great Gatsby

Francis Scott Fitzgerald ★★★★★

Definitely a classic.

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”

In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores.

I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.