A review by tashadandelion
Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis

3.0

This is a pretty typical example of a 200-page work of lovingly-crafted prose that is for some inscrutable reason passed off as a novel in high literary circles. There is no real plot here, but plenty of interesting internal ruminations from an intellectual teen on walkabout with a ne'er-do-well pseudo-boyfriend she only recently met. I found it easy enough to read, but it's not my usual cup of tea. I respect the author's way with words, however, and thank her for making me go look up various interesting side topics, like Klaus Nomi, and Zipolite, Mexico, among other things.