Gatsby, Jane Crowther
Gatsby, Jane Crowther
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Gatsby

Author: Jane Crowther

Narrator: Rebecca LaChance

Unabridged: 9 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/10/2025

Synopsis

Everyone knows Gatsby. New money. Murky past. Huge online following. 'The perfect modern-day twist on the much-loved classic … Gatsby Irish News Nic Carraway doesn’t belong amongst the super-rich, but when she scores a cheap summer lease in Long Island, it-girl Jay Gatsby becomes her neighbour. Gatsby welcomes Nic to her opulent parties attended by the world’s A-list. And in return, Nic helps Gatsby reconnect with an old flame: Nic’s cousin, the ever-charming but now-married Danny Buchanan. But no one can be careless like the rich. As the summer heats up, Nic finds herself tangled in a web of longing and ambition, betrayal and deceit. In a world where everyone is lying – about and to themselves – can Nic finally tell the truth? For readers of this hot summer story genderflips and reimagines F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kevin on January 27, 2025

Okay, first things first - Please do not be put off by this book if you didn't enjoy The Great Gatsby! I may be committing a literary faux pas here however I have to say I have never been over enamoured with The Great Gatsby. Like many, my introduction to TGG was mandated by my school (prior to disco......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on December 16, 2024

First of all, a huge thank you to NetGalley and the publisher, HarperCollins, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review! When I saw this book, I knew I had to apply. As a big fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the concept of a modern retelling immediately intrigued me.......more

Goodreads review by Consacre on April 24, 2025

Super disappointed with myself because I took such a long time to finish this novel. Procrastination is my best friend sadly. Gatsby by Jane Crowther is an amazing debut novel, I enjoyed it from start to finish. I say this but I took a bit of time to finish, but honestly this was an entertaining boo......more

Goodreads review by Georgina on May 17, 2025

#gifted Ah, it’s been a fair while (over 25 years!) since I last read The Great Gatsby, and I’ll admit I approached this modern retelling with a bit of caution. But Gatsby by Jane Crowther turned out to be a slick, summery surprise, one that tips its hat to the original while confidently doing its ow......more

Goodreads review by Monika on July 16, 2025

4.5 stars rounded up. Nic Carraway is an aspiring journalist who, after finishing Yale College, moves to New York and rents a boathouse in West Egg. West Egg is different from the East Egg. The former means new money, and the latter the old money and more ‘prestige’. Nic has a cousin, Danny Buchanan,......more

Quotes

'[This] enjoyable debut novel put[s] fresh meat on Fitzgerald’s deathless classic' 'A female perspective adds definite intrigue here, and as aspiring journalist Nic Carraway eases her way into it-girl Jay Gatsby’s A-list parties, bartering access to her charming cousin Danny Buchanan, it proves startlingly easy to transplant Jazz Age decadence and obsession to the modern world of influencers and cancel culture' ‘Updating a classic gives it immediacy. Gender-flipping allows for an even more fascinating exploration of beloved characters’ 'A clever, gender-flipped modern-day retelling of the classic' ' The Times 'A glitzy modern-day twist on the much-loved classic' 'The perfect modern-day twist on F Scott Fitzgerald's … With undertones of romance, jealousy, deceit and tragedy, Gatsby has all the glitz, glam and drama of the original' 'Fans of are in for a treat' 'In this superb retelling, the author deftly places her Gatsby in the social media age, living an American Dream that promises anybody can fake it. It's stylish and beautifully written, with a cast of the most decadently unhinged characters. I highly recommend joining the party’ 'This timely and unputdownable retelling of the classic tale transports the action to a setting that fascinates and repulses in equal measure. Packed with compelling characters, plenty of intrigue and OTT decadence, it's a seriously impressive debut' ' Gatsby Press Association

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