The way the novel shifts is, at times, unsatisfying in that I really wanted more of Liz’s grandparents’ story. Luz and her best friend Lizette and her brother Diego, her aunt Maria Josie, are all compelling and I would have read an entire novel about any of them. Luz, the young woman at the center of this novel, is trying to figure out who she is and what she wants in a deeply segregated Denver. The characters There is so much to love about this saga told across three generations of a Mexican American family. There is so much to love about this saga told across three generations of a Mexican American family. Cut it! The ending is a bit rushed after so much space five. And chapter 46 is basically an essay in the middle of a novel, an important essay but in the novel it’s clear the author is speechifying. At times some of the humor was repetitive. Loves his relationship with his father and his boss Ethan.
We know everything there is to know about him. The novel is brash and Elliott, the protagonist is almost obsessively drawn.
We know ev This novel has a unique point of view- a disabled gay man who basically blows up his life trying to figure out how to be. This novel has a unique point of view- a disabled gay man who basically blows up his life trying to figure out how to be. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars