fromwww.theguardian.com
9 hours agoLook how well-read I am!' How books by the metre' add the final touch to your home or your image
F. Scott Fitzgerald critiqued the shallowness of the super-rich through Jay Gatsby, who stocked his shelves with unread, uncut books to project a cultured image. One guest at Gatsby's party admired the shelves as a triumph, appreciating their thoroughness and realism, despite their emptiness.
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