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

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

I think I'll sit on this one for a bit. The characters and the plot are well developed and engaging, and the writing is amazing. It's a very well crafted book that navigates complex topics like being a woman of color in art academia, the tension of 1st gen identity, and the way power  influences which stories are remembered and which are forgotten. Lots to chew on, which is great.

I often found myself annoyed by the slow pacing -- lots of ruminating. I also wasn't sure if I clicked with Anita's non-corporeal form and the whole magical realism element. There was lots of internal dialogue that I think were supposed to be funny but came off more sarcastic and I got bored of it quickly.