Jake, Reinvented
Written by Gordon Korman
Narrated by James Colby
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
Gordon Korman
Gordon Korman published his first book at age fourteen and since then has written more than one hundred middle grade and teen novels. Favorites include the New York Times bestselling Ungifted, Supergifted, The Superteacher Project, The Unteachables, Pop, Notorious, Unplugged, Operation Do-Over, Slugfest, and the Masterminds series. Gordon lives with his family on Long Island, New York. You can visit him online at gordonkorman.com.
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Reviews for Jake, Reinvented
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/54Q, 4PJake, Reinvented is a modern re-telling of The Great Gatsby. I had my doubts going into the book simply because I thoroughly enjoyed The Great Gatsby and was worried about how it would translate to modern-day high school drama. However, Korman did a wonderful job with this re-telling and I can see how teens would be able to connect with this so much better than with Gatsby itself The same big plot issues are there but they're all discussed in terms that are familiar and make sense to teens whereas Gatsby with its old/new money issues, for example, might not resonate as well. I think reading the two side-by-side or one after the other could be really helpful.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jake Garrett is the new Long-Snapper on Rick's HS football team; he's handsome, dresses in the latest preppy style, has lots of class and, oh yeah, throws epic house parties. At first Rick gets caught up in the "Jake the Great" parade but in time begins to see another -- darker -- side to Jake. This modern retelling of The Great Gatsby has the same twists and turns.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Korman's Jake, Reinvented is somewhat based on The Great Gatsby and to honor the ties, the students attend F. Scott Fitzgerald High School. Jake learns to quickly fit in due to wild parties, flawless fashion, an easy-going outlook on life and a special role on the football team. However it's discovered that this is a far cry from what Jake was at his previous school. Tensions rise because of why he does it and how it affects those around him, but Jake takes it all in stride. Told from the POV of his "best friend?" Rick, who also struggles with who he is and who those are around him. Jake, Reinvented has good qualities of how people learn to fit in and accept each other. However the drinking, cheating and sexual situations make it a touchy book for preteens.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Jake, Reinvented was of of the best reads I have had an a while. It can really connect to what goes on in the average teenagers life, not cut out, or anything. It can really keep you reading, and once you are in, you can't get out.Travis G.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This is a quick and entertaining read, a retelling of The Great Gatsby in a high school setting - Fitzgerald High. It has a dark tone, and the descriptions of high school house parties rang uncomfortably true. It's a fairly close retelling, so the plot was pretty obvious, and there wasn't a lot of mystery or suspense to hold my interest, Oh, and there is a most disturbing use of a tape measure!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Gordon Korman was one of my own kids favorite writers when he was growing up. While it is not as humorous as some of his other writings, I think students would enjoy it.