When we were assigned that book in high school I barreled through it in one sitting and I'll still defend it to the hatershttps://twitter.com/IBJIYONGI/status/1366068173796216833 …
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The book, which was written in the time period it's talking about, isn't particularly fascinated by its own setting and treats the extravagance of the rich with the jaded contempt it deserves
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(The thing where Daisy falls in love with Gatsby's shirts and just completely loses it and almost has an orgasm at how much fine clothing he owns is something played in the book as surreal, a sign she is deeply unwell And most adapters just completely share her attitude)
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"Vanished techbro" Don't get my hopes up.
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Just the idea of someone in 2040 wanting to painstakingly recreate how cool young people dressed and acted and partied in 2004 has me laughing and depressed
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The Great Gatsby, but it’s just Doug Walker.
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That Gatsby with the Glasses
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