A review by chriskeil
Afterlife by Julia Alvarez

1.0

I typically do not rate books one star primarily because I don't finish them if I am not engaged. I did this one because it is a book club book and relatively short. For me the book was too disjointed and touched on too many important issues. It begins with the death of her husband, then goes into illegal imigration, followed by mental illness then global warming and finally Buddist teachings. Too much for me. I would have rather the author take one or two story lines and go into more detail. Also the author did not use quotes when characters are speaking to each other. Difficult to follow in so many ways.