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A review by ezrasupremacy
Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore
3.0
I gave this three stars because I think it’s very cute and does well if you ignore everything you know about The Great Gatsby or preferably if you have never read it.
I genuinely don’t think I have anything to criticise about this book that doesn’t boil down to “It felt entirely removed from what’s great about the original work”.
If you treat this like it’s an AU fanfic that for some reason plays in the exact same universe (well, ish) it’s super fun and a lovely soft little story that gives you a lot of qtpoc representation.
(Also, Spoiler I guess, but I have to agree with another reviewer - making Nick predict the Great Depression was so ridiculous that it’s just funny)
I genuinely don’t think I have anything to criticise about this book that doesn’t boil down to “It felt entirely removed from what’s great about the original work”.
If you treat this like it’s an AU fanfic that for some reason plays in the exact same universe (well, ish) it’s super fun and a lovely soft little story that gives you a lot of qtpoc representation.
(Also, Spoiler I guess, but I have to agree with another reviewer - making Nick predict the Great Depression was so ridiculous that it’s just funny)