
Beautiful Little Fools
A Novel
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Jillian Cantor
USA Today bestselling author Jillian Cantor reimagines and expands on the literary classic The Great Gatsby in this atmospheric historical novel with echoes of Big Little Lies, told in three women’s alternating voices.
On a sultry August day in 1922, Jay Gatsby is shot dead in his West Egg swimming pool. To the police, it appears to be an open-and-shut case of murder/suicide when the body of George Wilson, a local mechanic, is found in the woods nearby.
Then a diamond hairpin is discovered in the bushes by the pool, and three women fall under suspicion. Each holds a key that can unlock the truth to the mysterious life and death of this enigmatic millionaire.
Daisy Buchanan once thought she might marry Gatsby—before her family was torn apart by an unspeakable tragedy that sent her into the arms of the philandering Tom Buchanan.
Jordan Baker, Daisy’s best friend, guards a secret that derailed her promising golf career and threatens to ruin her friendship with Daisy as well.
Catherine McCoy, a suffragette, fights for women’s freedom and independence, and especially for her sister, Myrtle Wilson, who’s trapped in a terrible marriage.
Their stories unfold in the years leading up to that fateful summer of 1922, when all three of their lives are on the brink of unraveling. Each woman is pulled deeper into Jay Gatsby’s romantic obsession, with devastating consequences for all of them.
Jillian Cantor revisits the glittering Jazz Age world of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, retelling this timeless American classic from the women’s perspective. Beautiful Little Fools is a quintessential tale of money and power, marriage and friendship, love and desire, and ultimately the murder of a man tormented by the past and driven by a destructive longing that can never be fulfilled.
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A Must!
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Honestly, what I loved most about the book was the personal essay from Jillian Cantor explaining her fascination with The Great Gatsby and her idea of giving the women of the story a voice.
They picked the perfect voices to play the parts as well.
Meh
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New Spin
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Nice re-telling of a classic
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Engaged from start to finish
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Outstanding!
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Great Read!
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This book had good ideas, but the execution was off at times. Many times. Character dialogue felt forced - they had to say each other’s names and especially nicknames too often, for example, so it came across as if the writer were trying too hard to convince readers of relationships - “See, they really are close with each other because they have nicknames for one another and everything! I promise!” Maybe some of my misgivings come down to how I interpret Gatsby (one of my favorite novels, which I’ve read and studied a lot because I I teach it to my students) compared to the author (one of her favorite novels), but I felt there were some liberties in characterization that were taken, lines from the original text that were conveniently left out/ignored, and therefore shifted outcomes and interpretations of character motivations. I think the ideas/outline is solid and could have still worked while remaining truer to what Fitzgerald intended. And what Fitzgerald intended is important here because even though this is an original story, the characters are not. I didn’t buy into how all of the relationships crossed paths - it was too much. And once this novel crossed over into what Fitzgerald had written, I felt that Cantor cherry-picked what was convenient for her plot line (which, admittedly, any writer would most likely do).
But even though there was a lot I didn’t agree with, I did find it interesting enough to finish. I did like some things about Daisy, Catherine, and Jordan’s development that added to but didn’t alter Fitzgerald’s characters. I can’t say the same about the others. So if you, like me, LOVE and KNOW WELL The Great Gatsby and picked this book up because of it, proceed with caution and an open mind. If you are a casual fan, it will be easier to buy into Cantor’s version of events because your not as invested in Fitzgerald’s world.
Ideas Vs Execution
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Great prequel
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All the Stars from Me
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