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Tatler HK A Best Fantasy Novel from the Last 10 Years for Book Riot A Best of 2021 Pick for NPR “ A vibrant and queer reinvention of F. Scott Fitzgerald's jazz age classic. . . . I was captivated from the first sentence. ” ―NPR "Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."―Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen “ A sumptuous, decadent read. ” ― The New York Times “Vo has crafted a retelling that, in many ways, surpasses the original. ” ― Kirkus Reviews, starred review 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. An Instant National Bestseller! An Indie Next Pick! A Locus award Finalist! A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for Oprah Magazine
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Tatler HK A Best Fantasy Novel from the Last 10 Years for Book Riot A Best of 2021 Pick for NPR “Deserves to be read alongside the book that inspired it. Vo’s prose is beautifully supple, and the novel shines when she reads “Gatsby” against the grain... A sumptuous, decadent read. ”― The New York Times " Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today ."―Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen “A luminous shift in perspective for a classic, this retelling will never let you look at Gatsby the same way. ”― TIME Magazine “ I love it with the passion of a thousand burning hearts ... Vo’s audacious amendments shift the register of “ The Great Gatsby ,” creating a story that galvanizes Fitzgerald’s classic and leaves a new one vibrating alongside... from the old bones of an American classic, Vo has conjured up something magically alive .”― The Washington Post “ This is a wholly enthralling vision of the American Dream as observed and experienced by one suspended in a liminal place ― accepted, but not really a part of the whole; apart, but not quite separate. Vo gives us a dreamy, sharply-drawn glamour; a vibrant, penetrating exploration of character. The Chosen and the Beautiful is exactly enough ― but why not indulge with a reread?”―NPR “ Vo has crafted a retelling that, in many ways, surpasses the original , adding logic and depth to characters’ motivations while still―uncannily―unspooling the familiar story. Astonishingly crafted, with luscious prose and appeal for both fans of the original and those who always felt The Great Gatsby missed the mark .”― Kirkus Reviews , *starred review* “ Extraordinary. . . Vo’s immersive prose never ceases to captivate. The Gatsby-related details and hints of magic will keep readers spellbound from start to finish." ― Publishers Weekly , *starred review* "An utterly captivating series of speakeasies, back-seat trysts, parties both grand and intimate and romances both magical and mundane. . . . Vo is a remarkable writer whose talent for reviving Fitzgerald’s style of prose is reminiscent of Susanna Clarke channeling Jane Austen in Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell . But it is Vo’s additions to Gatsby’s original plot that truly shine. . . . [She] has transformed The Great Gatsby utterly." ―
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Tatler HK A Best Fantasy Novel from the Last 10 Years for Book Riot A Best of 2021 Pick for NPR “ A vibrant and queer reinvention of F. Scott Fitzgerald's jazz age classic. . . . I was captivated from the first sentence. ” ―NPR "Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today."―Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen “ A sumptuous, decadent read. ” ― The New York Times “Vo has crafted a retelling that, in many ways, surpasses the original. ” ― Kirkus Reviews, starred review 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. An Instant National Bestseller! An Indie Next Pick! A Locus award Finalist! A Most Anticipated in 2021 Pick for Oprah Magazine
USA Today
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Greatist
BookPage
PopSugar
Bustle
The Nerd Daily
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Literary Hub
Ms. Magazine
Library Journal
Culturess
Book Riot
Parade Magazine
Kirkus
The Week
Book Bub
OverDrive
The Portalist
Publishers Weekly A Best of Summer Pick for TIME Magazine
CNN
Book Riot
The Daily Beast
Lambda Literary
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Goodreads
Bustle
Veranda Magazine
The Week
Bookish
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Den of Geek
LGBTQ Reads
Pittsburgh City Paper
Bookstr
Tatler HK A Best Fantasy Novel from the Last 10 Years for Book Riot A Best of 2021 Pick for NPR “Deserves to be read alongside the book that inspired it. Vo’s prose is beautifully supple, and the novel shines when she reads “Gatsby” against the grain... A sumptuous, decadent read. ”― The New York Times " Nghi Vo is one of the most original writers we have today ."―Taylor Jenkins Reid on Siren Queen “A luminous shift in perspective for a classic, this retelling will never let you look at Gatsby the same way. ”― TIME Magazine “ I love it with the passion of a thousand burning hearts ... Vo’s audacious amendments shift the register of “ The Great Gatsby ,” creating a story that galvanizes Fitzgerald’s classic and leaves a new one vibrating alongside... from the old bones of an American classic, Vo has conjured up something magically alive .”― The Washington Post “ This is a wholly enthralling vision of the American Dream as observed and experienced by one suspended in a liminal place ― accepted, but not really a part of the whole; apart, but not quite separate. Vo gives us a dreamy, sharply-drawn glamour; a vibrant, penetrating exploration of character. The Chosen and the Beautiful is exactly enough ― but why not indulge with a reread?”―NPR “ Vo has crafted a retelling that, in many ways, surpasses the original , adding logic and depth to characters’ motivations while still―uncannily―unspooling the familiar story. Astonishingly crafted, with luscious prose and appeal for both fans of the original and those who always felt The Great Gatsby missed the mark .”― Kirkus Reviews , *starred review* “ Extraordinary. . . Vo’s immersive prose never ceases to captivate. The Gatsby-related details and hints of magic will keep readers spellbound from start to finish." ― Publishers Weekly , *starred review* "An utterly captivating series of speakeasies, back-seat trysts, parties both grand and intimate and romances both magical and mundane. . . . Vo is a remarkable writer whose talent for reviving Fitzgerald’s style of prose is reminiscent of Susanna Clarke channeling Jane Austen in Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell . But it is Vo’s additions to Gatsby’s original plot that truly shine. . . . [She] has transformed The Great Gatsby utterly." ―