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Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore

45 reviews

josieruby1's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

rory_john14's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, War, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

Minor: Dysphoria, Sexual harassment, Outing, Car accident, and Grief

meg_thebrave's review

funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this reimagining. I could tell it was done with care, and it was fun to see what a different kind of Gatsby would look like. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

acesiever's review

emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Blood

icmcmx's review

hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Fantastic read, would recommend anyone who's ever read the original and thought "nick's kinda gay". 

Where it could have been silly (and I was expecting a little silliness) it was insightful, well thought-out and it made me love characters I've disliked for years. 

TW ; it's set in the 1920's , so some racism and queerphobia present, mentioned on the coverpage too. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Transphobia, Alcohol, Classism, and Homophobia

Minor: Colonisation, Racism, and Xenophobia

walrus420's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Misogyny, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, War, and Emotional abuse

dannothedino's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Racism, Misogyny, Classism, Murder, Alcohol, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Cursing, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Drug use, Dysphoria, and Colonisation

courtofsmutandstuff's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This book is not for the Gatsby purists, but it is the book for you if you're looking for a very Queer Gatsby. I always read Nick as bisexual, and really liked the idea of "Self-Made Boys" literally meaning that Gatsby and Nick are trans, and the book establishes such a core queer community that has big found family energy. 
I don't however feel that Gatsby works as a YA age group. Tom is 21; Gatsby, Daisy, and Jordan are 18; and Nick is 17. The crazy amount of wealth Gatsby generates and the required age adjustments for Gatsby to have served in the war didn't really work for me, and it felt forced. I did like some adjustments (Myrtle had brothers rather than a husband, Daisy and Tom being engaged to be engaged), but the age always felt like a sticking point for me in most plot points. 
I do like the brand new aspects, in particular the pearl necklace storyline and the intrigue around that. I also like that our core characters have a happy ending. 
The book is mainly concerned with Nick's identities (trans and Latino) and how that intersects with the people he interacts with. He often thinks the phrase "boys like me" or "boys like us", and he is hyperaware of how he is not welcome in spaces or the joy of finding himself welcomed in places, particularly with Daisy passing as white. This really dominated the text for me in a way that seemed circular rather than progressive (moving Nick's character forward), but he is also only 17 and in a historically dangerous space for him. I also know this book is really going to speak to a certain reader, and just because the book didn't sing for me doesn't mean it won't sing for them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Homophobia

avacadosocks's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Gun violence and War

nefariousbee's review against another edition

emotional relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Moderate: Homophobia and Gun violence