Nick Review

I got a proof copy via Netgalley.

Nick is a prequel about The Great Gatsby’s narrator, Nick Carraway, and his experience in World War I.

The beauty of Gatsby is that to tell the story, Nick has almost no personality and is, therefore, open to interpretation, imagination, and projection. I did not really gel with Michael Farris Smith’s vision of Nick. The most interesting thing about Nick in my opinion is his sexuality and romantic attachments. I would have liked to see a relationship as a foil to his relationship he has with Jordan Baker in Gatsby.

Call me when there is a gay AF Gatsby retelling (it’s canon, see the end of chapter 2 in the original).