2025 Readings 52

 As we've discussed, I'm being a little flexible in counting readings in this Year of Readings Dangerously (just as I'm also forcing myself to read books that I wouldn't normally tackle). Recently I finished a Great Course series on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby that was written and delivered by my good friend Sheila Liming. She discussed a series of the background issues (economic, class, gender, sex, fashion) that would enrich the experience for someone new to The Great Gatsby. I've read the novel a couple times but have never completely warmed to it (as all right-thinking individuals know, Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio is the greatest American novel). Sheila has definitely convinced me to take another look at The Great Gatsby. Her course is highly recommended (as are her books).