The Great Gatsby is the Great American Novel, everybody knows that. It gets five stars all the way. How is it on tape?
Marcus D'Amico is a fine reader, perfect for Gatsby, and displays a range of voices to suit the various cast of characters. He reads the novel with intelligence and understanding, bringing out the nuances of the text. Moreover, his ever-so-slightly anglosised voice (see what I mean about perfect for Gatsby?) has a subtle gruffness that is just plain pleasant on the ear, like a younger, higher pitched, version of Garrison Keillor, that resonates... Whatever. He has a nice voice.
The only bad thing about this tape/cd is that it's abridged, as most spoken books are. And in Gatsby, a novel where every sentence (every word, even) is laden with meaning this is a bad thing. Still, the editor has done a very decent job and the story remains largely intact. But what would have been nice, what would have been really nice, is if D'Amico could read the whole book.