Wild and Wicked Things by Francesca May

All the Gatsby vibes, but make it queer.
the backstories are my favorite.
432 Pages

TS Song: ...Ivy...and Treacherous... (and any song that has a Gatsby reference)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Jay Gatsby was a mysterious man who built an ostentatious mansion on West Egg, Long Island in the 1920’s. Nick Carraway, the narrator of the story, rented a small, modest house next door when he moved east to work on Wall Street. Gatsby’s place was seemingly the place to be in the speakeasy era.  He threw extravagant parties where everyone who was anyone showed up sooner or later. There was much speculation about who he was, where he came from, and where/how he got his money.

Carraway was invited to one of the parties, where he met Gatsby, who asked him to arrange a meeting with Daisy Buchanan, Carraway’s cousin. Daisy lived across the sound in East Egg, where old money mansions were in abundance.  As it turns out, Gatsby and Daisy had fallen in love when Gatsby was and army officer. He was sent overseas to fight in World War I, and after the war a mix-up delayed his return to the states. Daisy got tired of waiting, and married Tom Buchanan. Gatsby had held onto the dream of someday finding her again. His fortune had been built with her in mind.

As the summer progresses, the relationship is renewed, but slowly builds up to a tragedy.

I wanted to re- read this book, because the movie was coming out, and I wanted to see it. I didn’t remember much about it from my high school days, so wanted to refresh my memory. I liked it better this time around, although I don’t believe I am ever going to be a fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald. His writing is much too sloppy for me. But I do like the story.

192 pages