Hrrrrrgh. I mean, I can see why we'd study it in a US Pop Culture class, because it is heavily influential and a cultural landmark and blah blah BLAH but I also hate it so much that I am actually less annoyed than I would be otherwise about the inclusion of The Great Gatsby on the list. I didn't like that either, but the mere thought of rereading it doesn't inspire me to ragey capslock like CitR does.