Top 10 Best Books of All Time
7. The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby is a book that is set in the 1920s, the same era in which it was written. It is told from the point of view of Nick Carraway, a young man who rents a cottage on Long Island. Living next door to his humble cottage is the millionaire, Jay Gatsby.
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Carraway ends up finding himself involved in a world of astonishing wealth and privilege. He also finds that Gatsby is fiercely in love with Carraway’s cousin, Daisy, and that Gatsby bought his current home so that he could be close to her. What ensues is a story of love and deceit that ultimately ends up in tragedy.
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