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willbefunorelse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia
emilyanne_van's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Stalking and Car accident
maria1085's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Fans of The Great Gatsby will love this story told from the perspective of three women. We read this for book club and we all really loved the writing, and the women’s individual stories. We felt that it stayed true to the original Great Gatsby. I really liked the strong female characters and friendships between them. I loved the time period of the early 1920s in this book. Now I need to go back and reread The Great Gatsby. This book reminded me how much I liked that original story. Beautiful Little Fools gives a voice to the women in Gatsby’s life and moved seamlessly through each POV. If you want a spin on a classic story then this book won’t disappoint!
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
machenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
katisreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia
serenas_reads's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Stalking
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape
tanjalunney's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Gaslighting
kamin8882's review against another edition
4.5
When I read the synopsis of this book, I knew I had to get my hands on a copy!! The Great Gatsby mixed with Big Little Lies, sign me up please !! Thank you so much to Netgalley, Harper Perennial and Jillian Cantor for an ARC of this amazingly brilliant book!
I have always loved The Great Gatsby, the book and the movie (especially with Leo <3) so I was super excited to read this book from the ladies POV!! Jillian Cantor did an amazing job diving us into the whole stories of Daisy, Jordan, Myrtle and her sister Catherine, while also giving us a little mystery. Who really killed Jay Gatsby? Was it George, the grieving husband? Or was it one of the many women Jay had hurt in his long and selfish journey to win Daisy back ??
What I loved the most about this book was that you got to see why and how everything ended up the way they did.... the events and feelings leading up to Jay Gatsby's murder, made everything make sense. In fact, it made me love the female characters more, unlike the original where I was left thinking the women of the story are selfish and flashy. I loved all the details Jillian Cantor added to this story to make us really understand what life was like for the leading ladies, and make them completely more relatable, vulnerable and human. Even the detective, investigating Gatsby's death just to earn a buck to spoil his lady, added such a unique spin on this amazing story. I loved it !!!
"I always thought it was us women who were the fools... but I was wrong, it's been the men all along, hasn't it?"
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship