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You don’t need to remember very much of The Great Gatsby to appreciate retellings

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

June 21, 2021 by wicherwill 3 Comments

So here’s the thing: I’m not like, super into The Great Gatsby. I read it in school, and like everyone else I’ve gone to a thousand Great Gatsby parties (hopefully we’re all done with them still, because otherwise the thematic appropriateness means we’ll be flappering well into the mid-20s). But from what I remember, this book nails the overall ~*mood*~ of the book, which I feel is best summarized by one of my favorite words: insouciance. Everyone is always bright and fragile and brittle and shiny […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: LGBTQ, Nghi Vo, retelling

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:102 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: LGBTQ, Nghi Vo, retelling ·
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“Honor is a light that brings trouble. Shadows are safer by far.”

The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo

February 2, 2021 by esme 4 Comments

This continues my read of novellas; however, The Empress of Salt and Fortune was so richly imagined and described that it is hard to believe it is such a short piece of work. It is also remarkable that the entire story takes place at a moldering palace of exile and unfolds as interactions between a disgraced palace attendant and a cleric who is tasked with recording the history and cataloging the belongings of the place. Within this tight frame, a stunningly detailed world is built, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Fiction, Nghi Vo

esme's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Fiction, Nghi Vo ·
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