The Cemetery of Untold Stories

“how to exorcise a story that had never been told”
this is a book for people who need to write in order to exist

it is about immigrant experience, family hood and how the lives of our ancestors influence on our own lives, aka intergenerational transmission

the story is from different perspectives (past/present) with four main threads that converge and diverge within the story; julia alvarez bring all those threads together in a coherent and smoothly way

overall I really enjoyed this book, I would say that perhaps the audiobook is not the best way to consume this story, I recommend the physical book (even if the audio is great)

thank you netgalley for the copy

While an interesting concept of laying untold stories to rest, the multiple changes of view and switching main characters was whip-lashy. Felt sort of unoriginal with the first MC as an author. Was not expecting the 'paranormal'-esque element. The ending felt kind of rushed and abrupt. Fairly fast read though, there were parts that made me angry and parts that made me cringe but supposedly in line with the characters themselves.

I kept nodding my head as I read through different stories and the impact of planting dreams. I think a lot of readers are dreamers and will be able to relate to the tales told in The Cemetery of Untold Stories. The excuses we tell ourselves. How our lives get in the way of our dreams. All of the things we tell ourselves are printed in the pages here.

I received a free copy of this book and I am writing a review without prejudice and voluntarily.