CHICANO FRANKENSTEIN

Thom Rivera pulls out all the stops with this intriguing Latinx retelling of the classic FRANKENSTEIN. A dwindling workforce leads to corpses being reanimated as the solution to cheap, plentiful labor. An unnamed reanimated man working as a paralegal meets a sassy lawyer, Faustina Godinez. Through observing her social circle, he begins to question what his life was like before reanimation. Meanwhile, the reanimated population is facing prejudice and a backlash from the general population and high government officials. Rivera narrates the reanimated man's dialogue with a halting cadence, capturing his turmoil and conveying the idea that maybe the reanimation was not successful. Rivera's rich voice adds depth to the characters. He also delivers female voices in a believable pitch and deftly uses various accents when needed. A.M. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2024]