A review by _soraya_pl
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

The second novel of Alvarez and I’m still not a fan. Alma as a character doesn’t seem to have her own sense of self outside of writing and figuring out her father’s secrets. Filomena was the star of the novel and her stories kept me reading, but it wasn’t enough to save the book.