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Book Reviews of Afterlife

Afterlife
Afterlife
Author: Julia Alvarez
ISBN-13: 9781643750255
ISBN-10: 1643750259
Publication Date: 4/7/2020
Pages: 272
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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reviewed Afterlife on + 1154 more book reviews
Incredibly beautiful writing about grief, family, and community along with small truisms about life that are exactly right. Antonia has a hole in her heart after her husband's death but she decides to honor him by embodying what she loved about him. When faced with a tough situation she chooses to say, "Let's see what love can do." The tough situations here include a sister in need of mental health care and a pregnant immigrant teen.
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A book about family; a sister who is part of a sisterhood. It's hard not to relate to the sisters who are searching for the oldest, the wild one. After her husband dies, Antonia develops a new family and learns how to do things she's never done. Interspersed with bits of literature, the writing is lyric and soulful.