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Book Talk: The Great Gatsby (repost)
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As the new film version hits cinemas, revisit our discussion from May 2012 about the enduring appeal of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel and what makes a book particularly re-readable. In this edition of Book Talk we focus on a classic, which many people would call the classic: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Paul Gallagher is joined by two avowed Gatsby fans - Books critic Keir Hind and Scottish Book Trust’s Head of Programme Sophie Moxon. Later in the podcast the discussion opens out to asking what makes a book particularly re-readable, which books we like to go back to and read again, and why. Podcast contents: 00:00-02:40 Introduction02:41-19:30 The Great Gatsby review discussion19:35-23:35 Thoughts on Gatsby film adaptations; Gatsby computer game!23:40-30:50 Discussion on re-reading and what makes us return to particular books30:52-32:00 Conclusion; next month's books
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As the new film version hits cinemas, revisit our discussion from May 2012 about the enduring appeal of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel and what makes a book particularly re-readable. In this edition of Book Talk we focus on a classic, which many people would call the classic: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Paul Gallagher is joined by two avowed Gatsby fans - Books critic Keir Hind and Scottish Book Trust’s Head of Programme Sophie Moxon. Later in the podcast the discussion opens out to asking what makes a book particularly re-readable, which books we like to go back to and read again, and why. Podcast contents: 00:00-02:40 Introduction02:41-19:30 The Great Gatsby review discussion19:35-23:35 Thoughts on Gatsby film adaptations; Gatsby computer game!23:40-30:50 Discussion on re-reading and what makes us return to particular books30:52-32:00 Conclusion; next month's books
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