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The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald · 180 pages · Published April 1925
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3.93 / 5 across 4.5M ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A atmospheric, tragic Adult classic fiction built around unrequited love, american dream, social class. 180 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

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Atmospheric. Tragic. Literary.

Atmospheric Tragic Literary

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Atmospheric Tragic Literary
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Content notes

Violence Alcoholism Death
Unrequited Love
American Dream
Social Class
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
Classic Fiction
Literary Fiction
Moods
Atmospheric
Tragic
Literary
Key Tropes
Unrequited Love
American Dream
Social Class
Ending
Satisfying
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Is The Great Gatsby spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Who would enjoy The Great Gatsby?

Readers who love atmospheric and tragic stories with unrequited love and american dream. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is The Great Gatsby?

A atmospheric, tragic Adult classic fiction built around unrequited love, american dream, social class. 180 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for The Great Gatsby?

Content notes include: violence, alcoholism, death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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