After reading this book I was left completely speechless. I wasn't sure if I felt happy because of reading such a thoughtful book or because I was shocked by its ending.

This novel is about a mysterious young man called Gatsby, whose past is unknown. He organises luxurious parties at his grand house, the purpose of which nobody can figure out. After a while, Gatsby becomes a good friend of Nick, a man who recently moved to West Egg. Nick finds out that Gatsby is secretly in love for a long time with one of his relatives, Daisy, whose attention he seeks desperately. Therefore, Nick accepts Gatsby's plea to help the lovers meet at Nick's place.

The plot itself is extremely gripping: the numerous twists made the action unpredictable and interesting to follow. In some moments you could feel like time had almost stopped and, in reality, I found myself thinking "will this moment pass or not?". In others, the action was developing so quickly that there seemed to be no time for it all to pass: the action has no real boundaries. This made the novel really magical because, using simple words, the writer managed to give real life to his characters and action.

I was mostly impressed by the contrast between what people thought about Gatsby and what he was in essence. Although people tend to believe that the wealthy ones are more selfish and careless, throughout the reading Gatsby turned out to be much more careful than many of those who were believed to be 'great' people. Besides this, Gatsby was capable of feeling deep emotions like love and hope and, above all, he was capable of sacrificing himself for the good of others. This does not bring him happiness at all, but it lifts him above all the rest in terms of moral values.

I strongly recommend everybody to read this book because I truly consider it as a valuable addition to your "to do list" in life.

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