I just finished this book for AP Lang. and Comp., and I don't get the big hype about it. Other than Chapter 9 and the way Fitzgerald describes his settings, I really hated the book. It was so boring and I was so confused when I read it. I was so lost that I had to read Chapter 1 twice because I didn't understand whether West Egg and East Egg were real cities or metaphors for real cities. The characters were quite boring (except Tom and Daisy IMO) as well. Its just like a girl in my class said, "People make such a big fuss over a book that they tell you to go out and buy it, but once you start reading it, it turns to crap." Ever since 9th grade, the books I have pledged never to read again due to the quote above are Ender's Game, The Lion's Game, The Lord of the Flies, Catcher in the Rye, and Romeo and Juliet. So far, there have only been two books in my entire high school experience that I've enjoyed: To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men.