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Are you working on a new graphic novel adaptation? I absolutely loved your adaptation of the Great Gatsby and can't wait for your next book!

K. Woodman-Maynard Hi Kristen! Thanks for your question and I'm so glad you enjoyed my adaptation of Gatsby! I'm not currently working on another graphic novel adaptation, but a graphic memoir. Out of curiosity, are there any books that you'd like to see adapted into a graphic novel?

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I feel we are kindred spirits about Gatsby. Another theory is that she was maniac depressive in how she made her deceision. My favorite movie version is The Robert Redford /Mia Farrow movie version. I feel Mia Farrow really got the essence of Daisy! What is your favorite film version?

K. Woodman-Maynard That's an interesting interpretation about Daisy! I always saw it as a decision based on class and falling back into the role and traditions she was brought up with, and, of course, the limitation in options women had at the time.

I've actually only seen the Redford/Farrow version once back in high school. I never saw the 2013 version because I had such a strong visual in my head of The Great Gatsby and I didn't want the film to influence what I had in my head (thankfully, since it probably would've influenced my graphic novel). I did love how airy and ephemeral Mia Farrow was in that role!

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The Great Gatsby is my favorite book as well! I always felt the character of Daisy Buchanan was misunderstood and a product of her time. Do you feel Nick Carraway was an unreliable narrator in his perception of Daisy?

K. Woodman-Maynard I feel so much sympathy towards Daisy in terms of the world she is trapped in and her lack of options. But it's complicated by the anger I also feel in her reckless and selfish behavior near the end of the book. Like other characters in the book, she's feels stereotyped, and in this way Nick can read as an unreliable narrator (or a product of the times). However, I do like that Fitzgerald complicates her depiction by making it clear that she's smart with the line, "the best thing a girl can be in this world, is a beautiful little fool." To me, I read her awareness of her situation and also the role that's expected of her. Thanks for the interesting question, Lisa!

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