The Great Gatsby Penguin Audiobooks

Penguin audiobook on 2 cassettes

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

read in English by Actor Marcus D'Amico

running time approx. 3 hours (abridged)

I purchased it in 1999 and never listened to due to lack of time.

A famous American novel and a love story: in 1920s the narrator. moves to West Egg to be close to work in New York as a broker. He tells us the events of one summer that he witnessed whilst living next door to Jay Gatsby. Gatsby is a tragic figure who can't move on from his past love and he moves to the big house to be close to her.

“Everybody who is anybody is seen at the parties held in Gatsby's mansion in West Egg. The riotous throng congregate in his sumptuous garden, coolly debating his origins and mysterious past. As his tragic story unfolds, his destructive dreams and passions are revealed.”

Review on Amazon Marcus D'Amico is a fine reader, perfect for Gatsby, and displays a range of voices to suit the various cast of characters. He reads the novel with intelligence and understanding, bringing out the nuances of the text. Moreover, his ever-so-slightly anglosised voice (see what I mean about perfect for Gatsby?) has a subtle gruffness that is just plain pleasant on the ear, like a younger, higher pitched, version of Garrison Keillor, that resonates... Whatever. He has a nice voice.

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