A review by koldroyd96
Beautiful Little Fools, by Jillian Cantor

4.0

I was really excited by the prospect of this book telling such a classic story from the female point of view. Cantor did an amazing job following in line with the original story, including details and events from The Great Gatsby. However, I was a bit disappointed by the way she portrayed the characters. While I understand this is a retelling from a new perspective, I wish that all the men characters hadn’t been so despicable. While none of the characters in the original story are exactly sympathetic, Cantor makes the male characters completely revolting in her retelling. I do appreciate the talent it takes to retell a classic story like Gatsby and make it align so we’ll go the original, but I was also slightly disappointed by the choices Cantor made.