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Mentioned in 239 episodes

The great Gatsby

Book • 1925

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Published in 1925, 'The Great Gatsby' is a tragic love story, a mystery, and a social commentary on American life during the Jazz Age. The novel is narrated by Nick Carraway, who moves to Long Island and becomes entangled in the lives of his wealthy and mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and Gatsby's obsession to win back his first love, Daisy Buchanan.

The story delves into themes of honesty, the temptations of wealth, and the struggle to escape the past, ultimately reflecting on the disintegration of the American Dream.

Mentioned by

Steven Pressfield

Marc Andreessen

Mentioned in 239 episodes

Mentioned by

Ryan Holiday

as an example of rereading books to reconnect with who you used to be, citing his first experience with 'The Great Gatsby'.

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Mentioned by

Scott Wu

as one of his personal favorite fiction books.

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Mentioned by

Steven Pressfield

in reference to Hunter S. Thompson rewriting it to feel what it was like to write a great novel.

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Mentioned by

David Perell

in relation to Hunter S. Thompson's rewriting of "The Great Gatsby."

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Discussed by

Brett McKay

and Michael Long as a novel about dopamine and unfulfilled desires.

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Mentioned as a book

Ryan Holiday

has reread for 25 years, finding new meaning in it each time.

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Mentioned by

Marc Andreessen

while referencing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s line about there being no second acts in American lives.

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Mentioned by

Alex Mathew

as an example of assigned reading he still encounters at Alpha.

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Mentioned by

Fareed Zakaria

as his favorite book that he recently discussed on a podcast.

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Mentioned by

Steven Pressfield

, who said Hunter S. Thompson rewrote The Great Gatsby to understand writing a great novel.

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