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The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya

4.0

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A reluctant young activist versus evil real estate developers story in the same vein as Hiaasen's Hoot, not to mention how both are set in Florida. Arturo's Cuban-American heritage is a vivid addition to the story and makes up for some of the clunkier digressions and tertiary characters being given one or two traits and some relationships being moved into the distant background to make way for the big plot. The slimy real estate developer is one monster mask away from a Scooby Doo villain, but I'm not knocking that as being unrealistic because it's unfortunately a plausible character given how some real gentrifying realtors behave. So while it may be a little contrived in places, especially the ending, it's worth reading and I'd love to read more of the author's world.

Dale Cartaya, dale!