In a true sign of the times, the mansion that was allegedly F. Scott Fitzgerald’s inspiration for Daisy’s mansion is being slated for demolition. The current owner bought it 7 years ago for $17 million and cannot afford the upkeep and taxes on the property, much less the cost of renovation. They were going to … Continue reading Gatsby News – #2
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Final Thoughts on Gatsby – #2
(spoilers abound, but I believe everyone has finished Gatsby) I thought I had read Gatsby before but I either didn’t or I completely forgot the plot line throughout the years. For some reason I went into it thinking that Gatsby and Daisy were a married couple, not that it was about Gatsby’s unrequited and misplaced … Continue reading Final Thoughts on Gatsby – #2
Well Begun is Half Done – The Great Gatsby – #2
I have started The Great Gatsby!! All it took was a five-hour business trip and a hotel night with no interruptions. I may even get another chapter read on my second hotel night! I love it already. So many perfectly placed punctuation marks!!!! All post-Ulysses kidding aside, I was immediately drawn into the story through … Continue reading Well Begun is Half Done – The Great Gatsby – #2
Strayed again, but returned- Ulysses – #1
Well, Andi warned me that if I strayed away from Ulysses by reading other books it would be hard to get back into, and she was right! Over the Christmas break I read ‘The Mysterious Benedict Society” by Trenton Lee Stewart, a book my son read and recommended. It was great little piece of juvenile … Continue reading Strayed again, but returned- Ulysses – #1
Heather Paquette 