A review by nikkitewes
Chicano Frankenstein by Daniel A. Olivas

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Chicano Frankenstein is a modern retelling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. It is told from a Latine Chicano perspective as our man character, "The Man," is a "reanimated" being. He goes through life and the mundane daily tasks that everyone else does. He starts to have feelings for a woman and you're able to see from her point of view as well. They're living in a time where the President is an "anti-stitcher" and trying to campaign against the stitcher/reanimated community. They're trying to isolate them and make their daily lives harder and harder until they can eventually consider them "illegal." 

Olivas does a great job reimagining the Frankenstein story and making it relevant to things occurring today. He goes more in depth about the comparisons between the plot and immigration in his author's note. I HIGHLY suggest that you read/listen to that portion. It was excellent!

Thank you to Netgalley and Blackstone Publishing-audiobooks for this audiobook ARC! I highly enjoyed it. The narrator was excellent and I cannot wait to get my hands on a physical copy of this book. 

Please do yourself a favor and read this one!