1.31k reviews for:

The Cemetery of Untold Stories

Julia Alvarez

3.78 AVERAGE

em763828's review

4.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Classism, Deportation

emilylind's review

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wombatnini's review

2.75

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

emilycdean's review

3.0

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I loved the idea of this - a cemetery for all of the stories people never told. It had interesting bits, but overall I found it a bit underwhelming and I had trouble following all of the different storylines and characters and how they intertwined. 

aburnette8's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

julia_helen's review

DID NOT FINISH

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Never actually started it - but of a slump, do switching gears.

didyoureadtoday's review

3.5

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

skelleychase's review

4.0

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An interesting take on what happens to the stories we don't get around to writing.

konnieteaches's review

2.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was difficult to read.  If you don’t speak Spanish fluently it’s very slow going because every single  has Spanish words or phrases in it.  There’s also no dialogue at all.  I think ta a good concept but the execution is only for a certain audience.  I wouldn’t recommend this book.

valeriaq24's review

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated