I've only heard of 3 Filomena's in my life: my grandma, a lady at church, and now the character in this book. (edit: my apologies to Philomena Cunk). If my parents followed common naming conventions, I would have also been Filomena.

Didn't really mesh with the writing style at first, but it def grew on me. Didn't really love Alma, she just felt very hollow, but I did like the other characters - her dad, Bienvenida, Filo. Because Alma was more of a vessel to tell these other stories (or at least, that's how I interpreted it), I didn't really mind this much. 

Veryy obsessed with how all their stories connect. It could have come off as gimmicky, but it didn't. Having said that, the book just felt very incomplete? I guess maybe I was just expecting everything to be neatly tied up, but that never happened.

THE DESCRIPTION OF PERLA MURDERING TESORO'S MISTRESS AND SON???? Holy shit. Literally said WTF outloud on the train. And then said it again when she stabbed them a couple more times "for good measure". Like are we serious??? I'll say it again, HOLY SHIT. Liiiiiterally nuts.