I read this in 2ish hours, because I knew the story already.

I enjoy F. Scott Fitzgerald writing, his personal life is up to debate, but without him being him, there wouldn't be The Great Gatsby and the other works. I get what FSF was trying to do with his works, showing the downside of the American Dream and the pros and cons of chasing an idea that we all can be great. He was writing what he knows because he lived through it and all the drama on the pages were more or less the drama in his marriage to Zelda or to those close to him.

Sara Benincasa's book is faithful to TGG. Of course, it is modern day and twists the theme slightly with the gender roles in reverse and in Lesbian relationship of Jacinta Trimalchio (original name for Gatsby btw)and Delilah Fairweather, which works and still is able to show and portray what FSF was conveying in TGG. It is faithful to the events of TGG and you could read them side by side and there is not much difference. Much like the modern retelling of Sherlock Holme's in BBC's Sherlock and the original, it is faithful while making it modern. I recommend.

If you were not a fan of TGG, you will more than likely not like this modern version.