Although she uses many of the same characters, Cantor does not try to emulate Fitzgerald's writing style. At first, I was surprised by just how different this one was to the classic novel that it is based on. I've read, and studied, The Great Gatsby on more than one occasion and it's a story that has both intrigued and frustrated me in equal parts. First is Daisy Buchanan nee Fay, the object of Gatsby's obsession, her cousin golfer Jordan Baker and finally we have Catherine McCoy, a new character, a suffragette who is the sister of the ill-fated Myrtle Wilson.Ĭantor takes the stories of Daisy, Jordan and Catherine and weaves them into a feminist tale of how their lives are shaped by the men around them, whether they be past lovers, cheating men or abusive husbands, and what they finally do about it-and get away with much to the ire of the investigating police officer. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby and re-imagines and retells the story from the perspective of three different women who are all linked to Jay Gatsby in some way. In Beautiful Little Fools, author Jillian Cantor takes F. There is always more than one side to a story.
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