Moved to Elsewhere

"The Great Gatsby" was neither a commercial nor a critical success back in its day. Also, are literary standards all that high NOW? xD What with the success of celebrity tell-alls and Sarah Palin's books?

Perhaps and it's living on pure nostalgia. It's like that Ayn Rand Book the foundationhead where it's apparantly some brilliant book. Nothing but a self indulgent story of a mary sue who I'm supposed to sympathize despite getting away and doing stuff no normal man is able to pull off

When I first read that book I thought it was some of the most boring drek ever. But now, I've come to appreciate it more because it's sparked some real fun discussions with my siblings