I'm not sure why it took me so long to read this book. It's good but in small doses. Fitzgerald is known to be "the" representation of his generation - which is good in understanding the angst of the early 1900's but is bad in the sense that he references a lot of slang used at that time or products that were popular at that time. So it took me a while to wade through that and determine what he was referring to or how it tied into the story. I know a more sophisticated reader will be able to tell me the true meaning of the story (such as The Great Gatsby partially being about the American dream? Really?! Unbeknownst to me). I like how Amory wades through popularity, women, wealth, politics, etc, in his search for himself and when it's all said and done, that's what he's got, himself and nothing else. DRAMA!