107. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo and adapting the classics for modern readers

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join us as we discuss the sumptuous, sexy, and speculative adaptation of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Great Gatsby</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Chosen and the Beautiful</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">by Nghi Vo. We adored Vo’s language, voice, and inventive storytelling and will give you a heads up for brief spoilers [20:35-25:00]. In addition to classic themes with a contemporary twist, we also discuss what we’ve learned over the course of this adaptation-themed semester in Novel Pairings University. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are not offering pairings for this episode, but we highly recommend checking out our popular</span> <a href= "http://patreon.com/novelpairings"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">bonus episodes on classic literature from the 1920s Part One and Part Two</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’ve enjoyed our eclectic and educational content this season, we would love for you to join us for our exciting December and January events</span> <a href= "http://patreon.com/novelpairings"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">in our Patreon community.</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">You can find calendars and details in our newsletter or on our Patreon page. </span></p> <p><strong>To support Novel P</strong><strong>airings:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Write a review in Apple Podcasts. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Subscribe to our newsletter at</span> <a href= "http://novelpairings.substack.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">novelpairings.substack.com</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Join our Patreon community at</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/novelpairings/"><span style= "font-weight: 400