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A review by caresays
Great by Sara Benincasa
2.0
I love Gatsby SUPER HARD, and I found this to be a bit lackluster. I mean, to start off with -- it's the exact same thing.
Overall, this was too true to Gatsby, and felt formulaic in a way. At first I enjoyed seeing the modern-day versions of the characters, but then I got kind of bored. But this did make me feel way worse for Gatsby than the original ever did. In the original I mostly think Jay Gatsby is super naive and kind of dumb, and in this one...well, I felt similarly, but also TERRIBLE. God, Delilah. :|
(I wish it hadn't been a car accident. I feel like that could've been done better.)
Things that bothered me: that throwaway mention of Naomi's butch BFF who she didn't think was attractive because she dressed like a dude, but some girls must have been into that. Her saying that Jacinta and Delilah weren't "real lesbians". "Feminist" jokes or whatever bullshit. It felt preachy.
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Also, what was the deal with making Naomi not gay? Nick is CLEARLY GAY. If you were so determined to stick to canon, just go ahead and make Naomi in LUUUUUV with Jacinta.Overall, this was too true to Gatsby, and felt formulaic in a way. At first I enjoyed seeing the modern-day versions of the characters, but then I got kind of bored. But this did make me feel way worse for Gatsby than the original ever did. In the original I mostly think Jay Gatsby is super naive and kind of dumb, and in this one...well, I felt similarly, but also TERRIBLE. God, Delilah. :|
(I wish it hadn't been a car accident. I feel like that could've been done better.)
Things that bothered me: that throwaway mention of Naomi's butch BFF who she didn't think was attractive because she dressed like a dude, but some girls must have been into that. Her saying that Jacinta and Delilah weren't "real lesbians". "Feminist" jokes or whatever bullshit. It felt preachy.