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

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

5.0

The story begins with Nicolás Caraveo leaving Wisconsin, heading to NYC for a job. His cousin, Daisy has already relocated to NYC and offers to help Nicolás. Unfortunately when Nicolás reaches New York his cousin has disowned him, claiming he was her maid’s son. Daisy is also passing herself off as white because her boyfriend/fiancé, Tom Buchanan is a raging racist living in East Egg. Nicolás lives in a cottage (owned by Tom)in West Egg and his next door neighbor is Jay Gatsby. The characters have secrets within secrets, but they’re dealing with racism, homophobia and classism. I’ve never read The Great Gatsby so I can’t make a comparison, but I really liked McLemore’s vision for 1920’s, which included prohibition and Lavender marriages.
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