Self-Made Boys

a Great Gatsby Remix

English language

Published Nov. 27, 2022 by Feiwel & Friends.

ISBN:
9781250774941
Goodreads:
59251247

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4 stars (1 review)

3 editions

Review of 'Self-Made Boys' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'm gonna tell my kids this is The Great Gatsby.

I never read any of the original and only made it 5 minutes into that movie version from like 10 years ago. So I went in knowing basically nothing except that people already shipped Jay and Nick from the original so there was precedent and these days I just really want to read trans stories because the cis annoy me sometimes so give me that t4t joy.

I really enjoyed the trans rep and overall queerness in the story, it was a cool speculation on queer community in the 1920's. I found most of the characters to be shallow in that YA kind of way but still just complex enough to be enjoyable and intriguing. I think if you enjoy reading about messy people and their drama this is a good one, but personally I found it a little tiring …