The Chosen and the Beautiful, Nghi Vo
The Chosen and the Beautiful, Nghi Vo
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The Chosen and the Beautiful

Author: Nghi Vo

Narrator: Natalie Naudus

Unabridged: 8 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/01/2021

Synopsis

A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for Oprah Magazine | USA Today | Buzzfeed | Greatist | BookPage | PopSugar | The Nerd Daily | Goodreads | Literary Hub | Ms. Magazine | Library Journal

"Gatsby the way it should have been written—dark, dazzling, fantastical."—R. F. Kuang

"Luxurious, thrilling, and sexy."—Adrienne Celt

Immigrant. Socialite. Magician.

Jordan Baker grows up in the most rarefied circles of 1920s American society—she has money, education, a killer golf handicap, and invitations to some of the most exclusive parties of the Jazz Age. She’s also queer and Asian, a Vietnamese adoptee treated as an exotic attraction by her peers, while the most important doors remain closed to her.

But the world is full of wonders: infernal pacts and dazzling illusions, lost ghosts and elemental mysteries. In all paper is fire, and Jordan can burn the cut paper heart out of a man. She just has to learn how.

Nghi Vo’s debut novel The Chosen and the Beautiful reinvents this classic of the American canon as a coming-of-age story full of magic, mystery, and glittering excess, and introduces a major new literary voice.

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About Nghi Vo

Nghi Vo is the author of Siren Queen, The Chosen and the Beautiful, Don't Sleep with the Dead, and The City in Glass, as well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began with The Empress of Salt and Fortune. Her work has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, and Lambda Literary Awards and the LA Times and Ursula K. Le Guin Prizes, and has won the Crawford, Ignyte, and Hugo Awards. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cindy on August 02, 2021

Dark and lyrical writing that pays an homage to Fitzgerald’s original, though the story itself left me wanting more. The book added a few magic elements and bits to the main character’s heritage that weren’t fully explored to my liking. I don’t mind light fantasy, but there seemed to be a disconnect......more

Goodreads review by emma on March 11, 2024

I am, as everyone knows, a hater. I love to have an unpopular opinion. Nothing brings me more joy than the anger and fear of others in my comment section. My sole purpose in this life is to upset the people around me via literary takedowns and nothing else. However. I will never, ever, ever, EVER!!! DN......more

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on January 04, 2024

The Chosen and The Beautiful is a retelling of The Great Gatsby told from the perspective of Jordan Baker. Jordan provides some important insights into the early years of Daisy Buchanan (formerly Fay) and Jay Gatsby. Full disclosure: I am a HUGE The Great Gatsby fan. Every time, I read that book it......more

Goodreads review by jessica on August 07, 2021

i thought this was going to be a retelling of ‘the great gastby,’ so imagine my surprise when i discovered its is basically the original story, but told from the POV of a new character and with some new scenes thrown in there. and because of that, i dont think this will fully resonate with readers w......more

Goodreads review by ELLIAS (elliasreads) on June 07, 2021

Slow and moving, this one takes the classic spin of the tale we all know and love- expanding the story to brighter and better heights in Nghi Vo's The Chosen and the Beautiful. Not gonna lie, I had rather high expectations regarding this book. This retelling is almost point for point from the origin......more

Awards

  • Time Magazine Best Books of the Year
  • Locus Awards - Nominee
  • Washington Post Best Books of the Year
  • NPR Best Book of the Year
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