the drama of this book is gorgeous.. this is a blue sparkly ballgown of a novel and this is a dripping strawberry cheesecake of a novel. nick is in with the wealthy but kind of hates them for their fundamental selves and yet aligns himself with gatsby more than anyone else, and the last 3 chapters of this book will hit you over the head with a shovel several times. there definitely are a few lines here that i think scotty straight up plagiarized from zelda, but f scott fitzgerald himself was such a character that i kind of cant bring myself to feel anything about it. his own views about relationships with women definitely seeped into this novel though with the way nick is more infatuated and affectionate towards gatsby than his literal love interest