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Growing up, I hadn't really the desire to read any literature that was considered a classic. I dipped my toes into maybe three or four books (Wuthering Heights, Emma, to name at least two) and for the most part I just never had the motivation to read more.

Then, somewhere during my senior year of high school, I was curious by the titles and covers of one too many classics. In between course work (by then, I was taking on double classes to make up for the ones that I had missed in the years before) I was avoiding socializing and any free time I had was put into reading more and more. The Great Gatsby wasn't my first classic literature love but it was definitely (and still is) one of my strongest. One of my teachers had noticed my reading habits sort of evolving by this point and recommended it to me.

As they say, the rest was history.

F. Scott Fitzgerald had this quality to his prose that was not unlike a warm hug. His work is the type you want to read and reread, highlight and tab, make notes on. You can't read a single book of his without seeing why his work is timeless and consistently studied in classes for all ages. The Great Gatsby is one of his most beloved and iconic properties and in so many ways it continues to inspire a new generation of writers.

Not only is it because of how smooth and delicious his writing is, but because there's a common theme in it that nearly any human being can find themselves in: we're always trying to reach for something. Ambitious then and now, full of life, love and loss. Utterly thought provoking and the ultimate cozy read. If you've yet to experience this book, you're missing out on something truly special.