Different editions have different numbers but mine has 180.
144 pages
47,094
It depends on the edition but mine is 180 pages.
Owl Eyes is pointing out that Gatsby's books are all for show and that he does not actually read them, as evidenced by the fact that the pages are still uncut. This highlights the superficiality of Gatsby and his attempt to create a facade of sophistication and wealth.
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The owl-eyed man finds it extraordinary that the books in Gatsby's library are real and not just for show, as he discovers that the pages are uncut, meaning they have never been read.
In the novel "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tom Buchanan tells George Wilson that Gatsby was driving the car that struck and killed Myrtle Wilson in Chapter 7. This revelation occurs on pages 139-140 in the Scribner paperback edition.
The books are real, not just cardboard boxes for show. Moreover, they have not been "cut." In 1920's when a book was bound the pages were still stuck together and had to be cut apart to read them, leaving jagged edges. The owl-eyed man notices that Gatsby presents the books as pretense but does not try to fool anyone that he has actually read them. He knows not to push the fakery too hard. This is also a way Gatsby shows of his wealth, to win back Daisy. "Absolutely real -have pages and everything......Knew when to stop too, -didn't cut the pages...."pg 51-52
Only Nick and the man with the glasses attended the funeral (not counting the priest or Gatsby's father) it is ironic because Gatsby had many "friends" because of his money but they vanished when he dies.
Gatsby tries to buy people's friendship with expensive gifts.
Nick and Daisy go to Gatsby's house in Chapter 5 of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This is the chapter where Gatsby reunites with Daisy after many years, and they have a meeting at his mansion.
It had been 5 years since Daisy and Gatsby first united.