This was a really cool idea to combine with a classic novel with recipes from the book. I would have liked the recipes to be intermixed with the book and shown after each chapter, but the having them at the end isn't a bad choice. I liked the art work that went along with the recipes, but an actual image of what the food would/should look like would also be helpful.

I have a split rating on this, as I absolutely hate The Great Gatsy. 0 out of 5 stars. OK, maybe not 0. Maybe 2, but ugh. Books like that are one of the reasons people think all books are boring. Teachers should absolutely have required reading, but they should also give more opportunities for kids to choose what they read for class. So anyway, my point here is that I don't like the book. This didn't affect how I rated this book, however, just to be clear. Just strictly rating it on the cookbook, as that is why I requested it from NetGalley. I was very hopeful there would be some wonderful recipes in the book.

I was hoping for some fun recipes to try, but the cookbook just stuck with every single food item mentioned in the book. Deviled eggs, fried chicken, gin rickey, etc.Which is fine, but there weren't even photos of the food items like you would find in a normal cookbook. No pages with substitutions or measurements, things like that. The illustrations were beautifully done, though.

I suppose this would be a good collector's item, but the recipes aren't anything you can't find in a million other cookbooks.

Thanks so much to NetGalley for the free Kindle book. My review is voluntarily given, and my opinions are my own.

I love The Great Gatsby. I have read the book. Seen several versions of the story on film. I have even read biogrpahies on F. Scott Fitzgerald. There is just something interesting and luxurious about the Roaring 20's. When I saw this book, I could not wait to see the recipes within for a dinner party I have coming up. I can't wait to try a few of them out, especially the Gatsby House Cordial. I love the interweaving of the book itself and the foods mentioned within. I wish though that the recipes flowed at the same time, as opposed to the end of the book.

A cool concept, but I feel the execution was really lazy: underlining some food passages in the text of a public domain work and including a handful of simple recipes seems more like a cheap gimmick than a thoughtful project meant to inspire readers.

Kudos on the art.

The cover artwork was too cool to pass up an opportunity to take a look!

The illustrations were wonderful but I anticipated the artwork and recipes would be featured and interspersed throughout the text as they became relevant. Originally this seemed like an awesome coffee table book. I have read The Great Gatsby several times so for me this would not be a purchase the way it stands with the recipes and artwork chunked at the end.

This is a very pretty book!

I do think this is a lovely gift for people who adore Gatsby or the era in general.

While I liked that it was made very clear which food was being referenced, I think I would have liked this a touch more if each chapter had ended with the relevant recipes rather than gathering them all in the back of the book.

As for the recipes themselves, they're very simple - most are just everyday food. Most of the ones that seemed vintage were the featured cocktails.

Still a very nice book.

* ARC provided by publisher

A fun spin on a classic novel with decent recipes. I am interested in making a lot of these for a roaring 20's party my friend is throwing

I love this idea and I love the way that it was executed. I enjoyed being shown what recipes to look out for in each chapter and that the passages that food/drink items take inspiration from are underlined. I think this would be a fantastic way to do a book club, eating the foods while discussing the portions of the book.

Some of the recipes are a bit grand for my tastes (caviar deviled eggs anyone?), but I think they fit the story so well and really add another layer to the narrative itself.

I love the illustrations throughout this book. I love that the have the story in there but I think since this is geared towards cooking/drink recipes these portions could’ve been left as just quotes on the recipe pages. I think if you’re buying this you may have already read the great gatsby or are buying it mostly for the recipes. But hey someone else might say otherwise! The recipes are great and are very thorough!

This book is everything my Great Gatsby loving soul needed! This is the actual book of the Great Gatsby and the chapter pages show food that will be eaten in that chapter. The scenes are underlined where food and drink is mentioned. There is a complete recipe book in the back so you can cook your way through this story. I read through this and loved it and now I can’t wait to make all of these dishes in a reread.

Great for a 20s party! A wonderful spin on a classic novel, super fun way to read the book. Loved the champagne tower.

I absolutely love The Great Gatsby. I also love cookbooks. I really love historical cookbooks—so I was excited about this title and the historical recipes it promised. However, it was disappointing to realize that the only recipes are for food and drinks that are mentioned explicitly in the book. It’s not a bad thing in and of itself, it’s just not what the advertising for this book is stating, particularly because so many of the recipes are incredibly simple. There’s no historical information about these recipes or eating habits in the 1920s more generally. However, it seems like it could be a great book for folks to use in a book club or a friend group who loves to read and wants to re-create recipes from the book! I think alternative advertising would help mitigate any disapointment that future readers would have.

I was really excited to get a copy of this book and try out the recipes (thank you, NetGalley). I'm a bit disappointed though. It's not really a cookbook. It's the whole book with certain passages involving food underlined with a recipe at the end. There's no real historical backstory of the time period or of Fitzgerald to add depth to the recipes. Some of the recipes felt lazy as well (A champagne tower? Are you serious????). That being said, I did like the artwork.

I think this book would be lovely for someone who is a massive fan of TGG and I could see this being a book club book where everyone reads it and recreates the recipes.

As a Great Gatsby fan I dive into this beautifully illustrated cookbook. I think it was very creatively conceived and I loved the recipes, I think any fan of F.Scott’s work would love having these at hand to recreate. I found myself missing actual food photos and some historical commentary, I wish they were interspersed throughout the text as described.

See my full review of this “Cook the Book” edition at http://michelleardillo.com/2025/05/25/book-review-the-great-gatsby/

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this title.

This was a great read, but no colorful pictures for the recipes. I was hoping for a little more in this title.

Is this gimmicky? Absolutely. The original novel is out of copyright, of course, which allows the publisher here to reprint it in its entirety. I've previously read and enjoyed Gatsby, but this won't be affecting my rating for this particular edition, except in the sense that I picked it up at all.

The cover design is strikingly pretty and the interior food illustrations are cute as heck. Bene Rohlmann, the illustrator, should have his name featured more obviously. He's responsible for this book's standout features.

I do like that the food references are underlined within Gatsby's text. However, I found the recipes themselves extremely perfunctory and phoned in. It felt like the hash was the only one imbued with any thought and creativity. I've been a fan of fiction food recipes since Inn at the Crossroads (GoT) was a blog! And this didn't spark my cooking imagination. I think Chronicle Books would have done better to focus on the food, give us some historic tidbits, list variations, even add some recipes not featured in the text, but which might have been plausibly consumed by Fitzgerald's protagonists. I just wanted <i>more</i> — and chiefly more depth. But you know, it was visually appealing and nothing about it annoyed me per se, so three stars it gets.

Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions within are my own.

As a longtime admirer of The Great Gatsby, I was genuinely excited by the concept of this edition, a fusion of classic literature and themed culinary flair. The cover is lovely, and the idea of integrating Gatsby-inspired food and drink recipes into the reading experience is creative and full of potential.

The recipes in the back are simple but thoughtful, and they match the vibe of the book well. I liked how they tied into specific moments and characters, like Daisy’s Mint Julep or the East Egg and West Egg deviled eggs. It shows that some care went into connecting the food to the story, and that part felt playful and creative.

Overall, it’s a sweet gift idea and a conversation piece, but perhaps best suited for collectors or Gatsby-themed event hosts, rather than those seeking a transformative literary-meets-culinary experience.

This beautifully crafted edition of The Great Gatsby offers something truly special for both longtime fans and newcomers to Fitzgerald's masterpiece. The concept of pairing the complete novel with themed recipe cards is brilliant.

The 15 removable recipe cards are thoughtfully designed and cleverly tied to the story's themes and characters (since I received an eARC I am not able to utilize this function, but I believe it would be a selling point in the printed copy). From Daisy's Julep to the clever East Egg and West Egg deviled eggs, each recipe feels authentic to the novel's world of excess and sophistication. The champagne tower instructions alone make this worth having for your next literary gathering.

What sets this edition apart is how seamlessly the culinary elements enhance rather than distract from Fitzgerald's prose. Whether you're hosting a Gatsby-themed book club or simply want to sip a period-appropriate cocktail while reading, this edition makes the decadent world of West Egg feel tangible.

Perfect for gift-giving or treating yourself, this is more than just a novel, it's an invitation to step into the story and experience the glamour of the Roaring Twenties firsthand. A must-have for any Gatsby enthusiast's collection.

I love the idea of doing classics with pairing or cooking suggestions. I love the great gatsby so I was very excited. But I feel a little letdown having a small selection of cocktails. The front cover is beautiful so definitely get that!