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

funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

This was a fun one. Definitely enjoyed it and even stayed up to keep reading. There are two main women's stories (Anita de Monte, an artist found dead in 1985) and Raquel Toro (an Art History student at Brown in 1998) each grappling in different ways with asserting their own identities as Latinas in institutions shaped by rich white people (especially men). Several funny moments with a serious enough undercurrent about belonging, representation, and memory to keep me in it. Nothing revolutionary new, but engaging.