Age Group: 12+ Years

Description: The recommended reading age for The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is generally 14+ due to its complex themes, language, and mature content. In The Great Gatsby, narrator Nick Carraway explores the glittering but hollow lives of 1920s New York elite, centering on mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby's pursuit of his lost love, Daisy Buchanan. The novel critiques the American Dream and society’s excesses.