Is it just me or was the book ridiculous and depressing?
Only a literati dingus gets worked up about a book’s cover. There’ve been a lot of covers for the book over the years. These guys need to get over themselves.
Finding out that literally everybody who went to high school read the same book and heard the same stuff about the emptiness of the American Dream was definitely a downer.
Baz Luhrman produces glittering trash. Once you know what to expect, though, maybe the movie won't be so bad. Maybe it will, but you'd have to see it if you want a definite answer.
The novel will survive the movie -- as Romeo and Juliet survived his earlier film. Whether either really survives being taught in the schools is less certain.
Yes, you wanted to commit suicide about 3/4 of the way through.
Pray for America to Wake Up
Marketing genius.
Read it in high school. Can't remember a single thing about it, except being happy that it ended.
We’re selling the classic cover and have no intention of selling the new one.”
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Good! Why would anyone want to book that has the homely and untalented DiCaprio and the other Hollywood morons?
Who is that homely girl?
No one can compare with Mia Farrow in the role of Daisy. She was absolutely stunning.
Shouldn’t these reviews on books and/or actors be on the “Friday Silliness Thread”? Nobody is an expert on what you enjoy except yourself. I can’t but laugh at the pompous asses that think their opinion is the end all.