A review by fiorellareads
Olga Dies Dreaming by Xochitl Gonzalez

4.0

Loved this book. I saw it on several LatinX author lists and simply loved it. I normally read psychology, philosophy, self help books, and this was so refreshing. It's honestly a book I wish I had read to a younger me. I loved the parts that covered the love between Olga and her grandmother, it reminded me of my own and the inclusion of the poem 'Puerto Rican Obituary' by Pedro Pietri, to tie into the narrator's identity and title of the book, was sadly beautiful in a solemn way.

Yes, it talks about identity, politics, love, family, among many other things; that's the beauty of it, and what makes it really stand out. This book had many voices asking to be heard and I loved hearing each of them.