Very good.

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is a compact, devastating masterpiece about the decay of the American Dream. Set in the roaring Jazz Age, it follows self-made millionaire Jay Gatsby, who amasses a fortune and holds lavish parties only to recapture his lost love, old-money debutante Daisy Buchanan. Fitzgerald uses the iconic green light at Daisy’s dock to symbolize the endless, unachievable desires we chase, laying bare the moral emptiness beneath the era’s glittering excess. Sharp, lyrical and painfully insightful, this slim novel remains a timeless critique of class, wealth and the illusions that haunt us.