And Jordan is a queer, adopted Vietnamese woman who gets to see the best parts of society but doesn’t get to experience them due to her race. The Chosen and the Beautiful is told from the perspective of Nick Carraway’s main love interest, Jordan Baker. Let’s face it, literature has stood the test of time better than history, anyway. What I ended up getting was a new mantra: if white men can rewrite history, women of color can rewrite their books.

Nghi Vo’s debut novel The Chosen and the Beautiful reinvents this classic of the American canon as a coming-of-age story full of magic, mystery, and glittering excess, and introduces a major new literary voice.When I picked up Nghi Vo’s debut novel The Chosen and the Beautiful, I was excited to get a more femme retelling of one of my favorite books of all time, The Great Gatsby. In all paper is fire, and Jordan can burn the cut paper heart out of a man. She’s also queer, Asian, adopted, and treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors remain closed to her.īut the world is full of wonders: infernal pacts and dazzling illusions, lost ghosts and elemental mysteries. Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society-she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. 📘 Summary 📚 The Chosen and the Beautiful I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. There is magic that makes the story even more magical.If you love Great Gatsby, this book is everything.Natalie Naudus has a beautiful soothing voice that is so pleasing to listen to!.

Jordan (the original girlfriend of Nick) is the main character in this world, filled with Daisy, Gatsby, and a little magic.Loved the savoring, but really wanted to read it faster and consume it. The book was a slower read for me because I wanted to savor the words.The writing is gorgeous but I did listen to it via audiobook and now I just need to get it in print and read it again. The difference in the retelling vs the original with the main character being asian and gay was genius.Thanks to Netgalley and Tordotcom for giving me that chance.

After being really attracted to the beauty of the cover and then learning that it was a Great Gatsby retelling, I knew I had to read it.

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