When “The Great Gatsby†was published, on April 10, 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald, living high in France after his early success, cabled Max Perkins, his editor at Scribners, and demanded to know if the news was good. Mostly, it was not. The book received some reviews that were . . . (Subscription required.)
via The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2013/05/13/130513crci_cinema_denby