Brilliant ... Ruben Reyes Jr. turns that art of speculation into a riveting saga of answers ... An extraordinary debut ... Reyes possesses a sly self-awareness of class and a sharply critical view of linear immigrant success stories ... There is always a whirring sense of invention, weirdness and bold creative swings. Its robotics and pop culture references are irreverent and often very funny ... The unpredictable mélange of genres and tones becomes Reyes’s way to both retain and reward his reader’s interest ... With high-wire artistry, he also manages to convey deeply moving truths about the borders between past lives and future possibilities.
Recommended for those interested in left-wing revolutions, alternate history, and family dramas and for readers of Gina María Balibrera and Colson Whitehead who want to view the meaning of romance from many angles.
