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    This Retelling Of 'Gatsby' Has Demonic Flair To Spare

    Nghi Vo recasts the classic book with Jordan Baker at the center, a Gatsby who's literally sold his soul and a speakeasy crowd that's partial to a drop of demon's blood in their illicit cocktails.
    by Jessica P. Wick Jun 06, 2021 3 minutes
    Source: Tordotcom

    One expects to find novels like this on the shelves of a dream library, where all the great books that were never written reside — a tempting what could've been but wasn't. Fortunately for us, exists — a vibrant and queer reinvention of F. Scott Fitzgerald's jazz age classic , only this time we watch the tragedy unspool from Jordan Baker's perspective, Gatsby has literally sold his soul, and the speakeasy crowd occasionally adds a drop of demon's blood (demoniac) to their cocktails

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