Scan barcode
A review by withbdp
Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
๐พ๐๐ฃ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฉ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐? โฃ
โฃ
What can I say!! Mind blown! This being my second Xochitl Gonzalez novel, I thought I knew what I was going to get but I got that and so much more! โฃ
โฃ
What I love most about Gonzalezโs writing is her ability to so eloquently articulate the systems and structures in our America today. The constant push and pull of it all. Itโs like peeking behind the curtain in the lives of the first world and the third world and how these factions intersect, combust and impact our current day societal norms beliefs and expectations. โฃ
โฃ
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ. The themes in this book surrounding academia and family of first generation college students were immensely relatable to my lived experience. โฃ
โฃ
Even the use of magical realism injected into the story feels very much an added commentary of what happens to those voices, stories, lives lived of those who maybe marginalized and who or what structures, systems or institutions deems them to be propped up/recognized or buried deep into obscurity never to be celebrated or acknowledged. โฃ
โฃ
What can I say!! Mind blown! This being my second Xochitl Gonzalez novel, I thought I knew what I was going to get but I got that and so much more! โฃ
โฃ
What I love most about Gonzalezโs writing is her ability to so eloquently articulate the systems and structures in our America today. The constant push and pull of it all. Itโs like peeking behind the curtain in the lives of the first world and the third world and how these factions intersect, combust and impact our current day societal norms beliefs and expectations. โฃ
โฃ
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐น๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ. The themes in this book surrounding academia and family of first generation college students were immensely relatable to my lived experience. โฃ
โฃ
Even the use of magical realism injected into the story feels very much an added commentary of what happens to those voices, stories, lives lived of those who maybe marginalized and who or what structures, systems or institutions deems them to be propped up/recognized or buried deep into obscurity never to be celebrated or acknowledged. โฃ