Book Hugger's Haven discussion

For August, we're reading The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald!

Trigger warning(s):
(view spoiler)[alcohol death cheating murder discrimination misogyny (hide spoiler)]

CHECK-IN DATES ✨

★ 08/08: chapter 1 - chapter 3
☆ 15/08: chapter 4 - chapter 6
★ 22/08 chapter 7 - chapter 9

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Please read through the given chapter. This means that you should finish chapter 3 for the first check-in, and chapter 6 for the second check-in.

It is okay if you're ahead of or behind schedule. Feel free to read at your own pace, but please remember to hide spoilers and add a small note of which chapters they impact (additionally, be wary about which spoilers you click if you're behind on the reading). You're always welcome to answer check-in questions, even if you're late!

08/08 | CHECK-IN 01 | The Great Gatsby ✨
Questions, as well as responses, may contain spoilers for chapter 3! Please mark your responses appropriately. Info on how to spoil messages can be found in "(some html is okay)" directly above your comment box.

★ QUESTIONS

1. How are you finding the writing style? Is the language approachable to you?

2. Do you feel like Nick Carraway is a reliable narrator?

3. Do you feel like the high society characters have been over-dramatized for humor? If yes, how successful is it?

4. What kind of a comment do you think the novel is making of the elite?

15/08 | CHECK-IN 02 | The Great Gatsby ✨
Questions, as well as responses, may contain spoilers for chapter 6! Please mark your responses appropriately. Info on how to spoil messages can be found in "(some html is okay)" directly above your comment box.

★ QUESTIONS

1. How can you see the theme of money and wealth in the novel?

2. What do you think of Gatsby’s and Nick’s relationship? (view spoiler)[What about Gatsby’s and Daisy’s? (hide spoiler)]

3. How do you feel about Gatsby as a character? Do you like him?

4. What do you think of the side characters? Are you getting confused with all the names?

22/08 | CHECK-IN 03 | The Great Gatsby ✨
Questions, as well as responses, may contain spoilers for the end of the book! Please mark your responses appropriately. Info on how to spoil messages can be found in "(some html is okay)" directly above your comment box.

★ QUESTIONS

1. Can you guess why this novel is a popular choice to be taught in schools?

2. (view spoiler)[How sincere do you think Daisy’s love is for Tom and Gatsby? (hide spoiler)]

3. What did you think of the ending? (view spoiler)[What does the funeral tell you about Gatsby’s character? (hide spoiler)]

4. What did you think of the pacing? Was there something you wanted more or less of?

5. Is obsession a major theme in the novel in your opinion? Why, or why not?