A review by lorettalucia
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This was a gorgeous novel. The plotting and characterizations were impeccable. The critique or racism in halls of the elite—the Ivy League, Upper East Side shindigs, the Art Establishment—was incisive and pulled no punches. (Believe me, I’ve been the Brooklyn-reared “ethnic” female outsider in those rooms for most of my life.) 
 
The prose is straightforward rather than flowery but Gonzalez’s ability to get straight to the root of an emotion, big or small, is brilliant.
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