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A review by margaretadelle
Cenote City by Monique Quintana
3.0
This book reads less like a single story and more like a collection of surreal short stories told with recurring characters. It's non-liner and poetic to the point where I wasn't sure what's a metaphor and what's literal.
Rating this is difficult, as it set out with a specific artistic vision and definitely achieved that technically. But I found myself confused and rereading often. A large part of that is my own ignorance of the Mexican culture, so take that with a grain of salt.
My favorite part was the interactions between characters, especially Lupe and her group of friends. I also enjoyed Nico's devotion to his grandmother. But the ending seemed strangely unfinished. Like there was something else that needed to be added.
In short, the book achieved exactly what it meant to. It just turns out that it's not my particular cup of tea.
Rating this is difficult, as it set out with a specific artistic vision and definitely achieved that technically. But I found myself confused and rereading often. A large part of that is my own ignorance of the Mexican culture, so take that with a grain of salt.
My favorite part was the interactions between characters, especially Lupe and her group of friends. I also enjoyed Nico's devotion to his grandmother. But the ending seemed strangely unfinished. Like there was something else that needed to be added.
In short, the book achieved exactly what it meant to. It just turns out that it's not my particular cup of tea.