Sometimes, I really feel for my friends and family - they are so sweet, kind and supportive and it sometimes alludes me as to why they like me so much. I mean, I can certainly be a handful and hard to handle. I am a very passionate person who is also emotional, so sometimes my passions and emotions just can't contain themselves. Again, I repeat, I really feel for my friends and family.
When I find something I like, I REALLY like it. Sometimes it is to the obsessive level of like. My newest obsession - The Great Gatsby. First, a little back story. The older I grow, the more I realize that God is the backbone of everything and that he often has a bigger plan that the one I know about. He is everywhere and has a hand in everything, even the most insignificant thing - like the book I choose to read. He guided me to this novel, and it came at a good time. I was stuck in my writing and work ethic, but took the time to read this novel and I feel...refreshed, inspired, motivated, unstuck. I have been more productive the past two days than the week before reading Gatsby. God is one smart fella.
When I went to New York City for Spring Break, I became obsessed with Rock of Ages after seeing the Broadway play. My friends and family can attest, it is all I talked about for the next...oh wait, I'm still talking about it! Anywho, the movie version came out in theaters about a month ago, and I was one of the first in line to see it. During the previews, a new version of The Great Gatsby was shown starring none other than my precious Leonardo DiCaprio. This moment sparked a later conversation with a friend who had read the novel. She assured me the book was one I should take the time to read.
On Sunday evening, I went and plucked Gatsby from my bookshelf and took it to bed. That night, I finished the first third of the book. I'll admit, chapters one and two were not the most riveting and I considered giving up. However, I stuck with it and was entranced by the characters. Monday night, I couldn't fall asleep until I had resolved all of my issues and figured out how the story ended. That's right, I finished it.
Now, I am beyond shocked, surprised and cannot stop thinking about the story and how it ended. I'm lost in this world of the roaring twenties and aghast at how all of the characters were tied together. I don't want to give away the ending, but it is a shocker that will leave you wondering why.
I have been unable to stop talking about this novel with my friends and family. My best friend, sent me this message via Pinterest to capture my frustrations:
"Book hangover: the inability to start a new book because you're still living in the last book's world."
This is perfectly how I am feeling. Last night, I began reading Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter but felt as though I was cheating on Nick and Gatsby and Daisy...I'm not over them yet. It's going to take me another day or two to clear my thoughts and move on, but these characters have found a special place in my heart and The Great Gatsby has found it's way on my top-5 favorite novels list. That's quite an accomplishment. :)
1. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
2. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
3. Jurassic Park by Michale Crichton
4. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
5. Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
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