The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia AlvarezMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Alma is a successful, published writer, but she has many stories that she never finished. After inheriting land in her homeland, the Dominican Republic, she decides that is the perfect place to bury these stories … literally. Alma hopes this will give her characters and stories a place to rest. Her stories have other plans, and the cemetery becomes a place for these untold tales to finally be heard. Some of her characters talk back to Alma (or each other) and a few even revise themselves.
The Cemetery of Untold Stories is a twisting story that is not an easy read and those who choose to explore these pages need to know that it is complicated yet satisfying. Alvarez has taken a few different storylines and crafted a narrative that blends them together. I thought this was going to be a collection of stories, but it ended up delivering so much more. A fulfilling read even if it wasn’t a fun one.
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