The Chosen and the Beautiful

As someone who loves THE GREAT GATSBY, I thoroughly enjoyed this retelling from Jordan Baker's perspective. Natalie Naudus was an excellent narrator choice for the voice of Jordan Baker and gave a phenomenal performance.

I found Nghi's version to be just as compelling and heart-wrenching as the original.

The added BIPOC, queer and magical elements felt like they fell easily in line with the dreamy, enchanting quality that is evoked in F. Scott Fitzgerald's writing and storytelling style. Would have loved to seen even more of it, especially the magical aspect. Very intriguing.

It's been well over a decade since my last re-read of GATSBY, but so looking forward to diving into it after being swept up into the world again.

***Thank you to Macmillian Audio for providing me with a copy of the audiobook for free via NetGalley for an unbiased review.