107. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo and adapting the classics for modern readers
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Gatsby - I Loved How Nivo Decided
I thought it was really interesting that Nivo decided to lean into Gatsby being half black and able to pass as white. I think because Jordan was already sort of like exploring the nature of her identity in these spaces how she moves from one space to another, she was able to kind of recognize it in him first. All of the conversations that Tom is constantly bringing up about race make a little bit, I mean it makes sense for the time but also made a little bit more sense in their inclusion.
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