![]() It would be turning a blind eye to the theory that Nick is in love with Gatsby (and therefore refusing to pick a side between whether that’s gayification, or a valid possibility). ![]() It would not be delving into the difficulties and horrors women faced in an era when saying no to a man was an offense, but removing the unwanted baby he put in you was also unacceptable. Of course, simply getting the story from Jordan’s POV wouldn’t be doing any justice to the people of color who were sitting on the fringes of the source material (oh Nick, you’re good and kind to your Finnish maid! Congrats!). 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. ![]() 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. ![]()
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