> Jane Crowther's newly published novel, Gatsby, updates the plot to the 21st Century, and flips the genders

I was tired of the idea of gender-flipping a story before the first story was ever gender-flipped, and I'm no less tired of it now.

I suspect that even people who think it's important to perform the rite of gender-flipping a story don't actually like the stories that result. Because it's the same story as before, but now you have the feeling the author is standing in front of you, waiting for an opportunity to remind you that the main character is a woman now and isn't that incredible?

Flip just one character and see if the romance changes in interesting ways, or if you can use prejudice against the character or something. At least a little more interesting than just inverting a dynamic.

What are the other gender swapped retellings that you're thinking of?

well the target audience is people who do enjoy it. so, not you. maybe there's a whole dubious narrative about why... or maybe they just have tastes that seem simple and basic to you. why not?