The Chosen and the Beautiful

"Nghi Vo’s The Chosen and the Beautiful is heady stuff, soaked through with longing as thoroughly as strawberries left overnight in gin. Told from Jordan Baker’s perspective, this is the retelling of The Great Gatsby we deserve: vibrant, dazzling examination of ambition; an insightful exploration of character and the drive to belong; a dreamy, sharply-etched glamour, dripping with exquisite images, infernal deals, and paper silhouettes brought to life. Jordan’s uncertain social status, as a Vietnamese adoptee in a rich white family, coupled with a keen wit make for a compelling narrator. I’d spend more time with her."