When her childhood friend Daisy tries to set her up with her cousin Nick, Jordan takes little interest in him-until the unsettling Jay Gatsby begins asking her to put in a good word for him. In Vo’s reimagining Jordan Baker is adopted into the wealthy Baker family from Vietnam, an outsider due in part to her heritage, but also her ability to craft enchantments. woman of color? The book is The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo and this magical narrator is of course, golf star Jordan Baker!Īgain, sort of. Throw in a magic-infused alternate timeline, Demon Blood Wine, and did I mention a queer. (Sorry, we don’t carry that one) With that being said, imagine a version of the Gatsby story, told by a queer, magical (like truly HAS MAGIC) Vietnamese woman in 1920’s New York. As you may or may not know, many books entered the public domain this year, which basically means we get amazing works like The Great Gatsby But Nick Has Scoliosis and no one will get sued. Of course, I’m talking about The Great Gatsby.Įr… well, sort of. Bug has one such read for you that also dishes up the perfect summer vibes!īug here-local goblin punk and bookseller-here to tell you about a new release I’m excited about! (And you should be too!) But sometimes, it’s good to have fun with books that put a twist on those much revered faves. We think everyone should read the classics at some point in their lives.
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