To: needmorePaine
Gatsby is one of the three most over rated books in American history. The others being Catcher In The Rye and anything by Ernest Hemingway.
38 posted on
05/07/2013 12:56:53 PM PDT by
Lurker
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To: Lurker
Hey, a kindred spirit! I agree on all three.
To: Lurker
To: Lurker
Gatsby is one of the three most over rated books in American history. The others being Catcher In The Rye and anything by Ernest Hemingway.
I always thought that saying something was "overrated" was a simplistic criticism. It's the gripe for people who have more trouble with the acclaim than with the work itself, and it allows people to say "I don't like it" without sounding quite so superficial.
That being said, Catcher in the Rye is overrated.
I'll have to agree to disagree with you on the Hemingway.
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57 posted on
05/07/2013 1:39:32 PM PDT by
Kevmo
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