I, too, read this book in high school and it became one of my favorites. So much so that I went out and bought my own copy when it came time to hand back in the school's copy. It now sits on my bookshelf as a book I'll keep, and read, forever. F Scott Fitzgerald writes wonderfully and with such detail about that era; the glamor, the fun, the parties, the glitz. All of it told so well. It's a book that just draws you right in and won't let you go. I love it, and always will.