Reviews

The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

monareads23's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

joselynsm's review

reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism

smmixson's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

4.0

lvleggett's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A writer inherits a plot of land in the Domican Republic from her father and decides to build a cemetery to house the stories she's never been able to finish. The stories, however, don't stay silent. A groundskeeper is the first to listen to them. As they unfold, threads of each start to connect with the past and present, across characters. Beautifully written and structured, with humor and empathy spread throughout. This book explores whose stories get told, what happens when they are(n't) and the power of listening. Compelling storytelling.

kaitlizcolby's review

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

vi_v's review

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

maya_abi05's review

3.0

It was a cute story and I could see where it was going. I felt very lost because of how many different stories there were and it would stop in the middle of one and start another one. Parts of the book were in Spanish which made it very confusing for me to understand. In the end some of the stories didn’t even seem to connect whiting left me very unsatisfied. I did enjoy how different it was than other books. 

rebeccareadabook's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

mdevlin727's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Wonderful writing, but I liked the idea more than the execution. My poor Spanish also hurt 

mmc0402's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0