1Last month, our reading group chose The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald for discussion.
2Most of us had seen the film, but nobody had actually read the novel.
3The story follows Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to New York in the twenties.
4His neighbour Gatsby is rich and mysterious, and he gives enormous parties every weekend.
5Behind all the music and the lights, Gatsby dreams of winning back his lost love.
6During our meeting, we argued about whether Gatsby is romantic or simply foolish and blind.
7Everyone agreed that the final chapters are both beautiful and deeply sad.
8The green light at the end of the dock became our favourite symbol in the book.
9We also discussed how Fitzgerald describes the empty lives of very rich people.
10Next month, we will read a novel by a woman writer from the same period.
11Our little group has grown from six members to fifteen in just one year.