Fiction
"...delightful postmodern illustrated novel.... Both entertaining and provocative, this [Preparatory Notes for Future Masterpieces] lampoons with a gentle touch."
- Publishers Weekly
"Montoya proves that he is a master of the short form with these gripping, evocative, and deftly crafted narratives of the Chicano experience."
- Daniel A. Olivas, El Paso Times
-Los Angeles Review of Books
-Indiana Review
Visual-Textual
"Maceo Montoya succeeds in creating a unified and emotive work, but perhaps more important, the books succeeds as a literary feat, for by blending these three genres it touches readers’ hearts and minds. Along with rich, poetic prose, the book offers stunning images that complement and enhance the narrative. This is a beautiful book inside and out…”
- Norma Elia Cantú in Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies
“Maceo Montoya’s book is extraordinary. It not only helps to describe the past, it elucidates the immediate future for all who are willing to accept the realities of the 21st century. The Chicano Movement was not an ephemeral spark in American history; it was a potent sign that the historical narrative of the entire hemisphere must acknowledge the humanity of all people, regardless of skin color or racial origins. Chicano Movement For Beginners lays this out clearly and brilliantly, with illustrations to boot!”
- Luis Valdez, playwright, film director, and pioneering figure in the Chicano Movement
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