My opinion of this work, good or bad, Part II

I actually rather enjoyed F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.  It was able to hold my attention the entire time, while dealing with some issues that can be related to today's issues.  One of the issues that always stuck out to me about Gatsby was that he seemed alone in the world.  Although he was constantly surrounded by people, he was never close enough to any of them to form a friendship.  "I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited.  People were not invited- they went there," (Fitzgerald, 41).  This quote shows Gatsby's life was more in the control of other people, and finally he had to find a way out, in the form of Nick.  This book also deals with love that doesn't quite work timing-wise.  Gatsby's attempt to win Daisy's heart during her marriage is mildly related to any frustration over anything that is not ideal timing-wise.  Overall the book was enjoyable and able to be related to, which is ultimately why anybody reads anything.