Thanks, Bogey. Either you're not weird, or we're both weird. I always find myself getting much more into the books we read than most of my friends - English is my favorite subject, though, so maybe that's the reason.

I will definitely pay special attention to Robert Redford due to your recommendation...for character analysis, of course.

Gatsby's character was just so sad, though. I think I was just being greedy, and I wanted an idealistic story since it was just a story, and when it ended up reminding me so much of "real" life, it just left me feeling depressed. But it truly was a great book. Anyway, thanks for the input.