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A review by richardbakare
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
3.0
In this second book from Xochitel Gonzalez we get more of the same through most of it; sprinkled with some refreshing choices everywhere else. All of it comes together to increase exposure to the expansive range of Hispanic & Latin culture and perspectives.
Gonzalez makes some bold choices that result in a story about the past haunting us in so many ways. Her characters are in some ways a retread from her previous book. Their circumstances differing in ways but the same class, identity, and race struggles persist. Her characters are the brushstrokes that fill in this complex American landscape.
The best feature of this novel is in how Gonzalez sets two stories moving in circular motion around each other. Demonstrating two sides of the same coin and history repeating itself. It’s a powerful work with a lot to say. Though it starts out slow, it finds its pace in the end. Definitely worth the read.
Gonzalez makes some bold choices that result in a story about the past haunting us in so many ways. Her characters are in some ways a retread from her previous book. Their circumstances differing in ways but the same class, identity, and race struggles persist. Her characters are the brushstrokes that fill in this complex American landscape.
The best feature of this novel is in how Gonzalez sets two stories moving in circular motion around each other. Demonstrating two sides of the same coin and history repeating itself. It’s a powerful work with a lot to say. Though it starts out slow, it finds its pace in the end. Definitely worth the read.