The leader of my book club wanted to choose a "classic", and as a group we picked The Great Gatsby. It's an excellent book—far be it from me to suggest otherwise. However, universally-liked books don't make for very good book club discussions, and this selection resulted in a fairly dull meeting.

I enjoyed revisiting Gatsby, in large part because I really didn't get it when I was forced to read it in high school. As an adult with a bit more of an appreciation for the historical time period in which the novel is set and for the class boundaries that still permeate the United States, I liked it a lot more.