I just finished Anita De Monte Laughs Last and I give it ☆☆☆☆☆.
What a great book. Beautifully written and evocative and so much good stuff. It's a story told in two time periods: Anita De Monte is an artist who is overshadowed by her artist husband, who pushes her out a window in a fit of rage (no spoiler, really). De Monte is basically forgotten. 30 years or so later, Brown first-gen Hispanic student Raquel Toro is researching her honors thesis and examines both De Monte's life and her own story of her relationship with a rich young white man. There's a bit of magical realism and Santeria in this which came as a surprise when I started reading that part but it was interesting and well done. This book is all about how women's and minority voices get so easily silenced. Just a great read.
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