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When the Ground Turns in Its Sleep

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This is a spare, haunting story in which everything you are told comes up for questioning. Sellers-Garcia does a masterful job of creating an unreliable narrator - an impressive feat in any novel, but even more so when he (she also does a great job of speaking in a credible male voice) speaks in such apparently straightforward, evocative prose. It's an elegant mystery story in which you are never quite sure what the mystery is. Reminiscent of "The Unconsoled", by Kazuo Ishiguro, it carries you along masterfully and stays with you long after you put it down. Very highly recommended.

When the ground Turns in its Sleep is masterfully written. Seller-Garcia leaves you confused and disjointed while drawing you in. Its like unwrapping a gift covered in many layers and never really understanding what it is until the last layer is removed and the gift is revealed. You are also confronted by a history that most have had no real knowledge of. This book will prompt you to seek out further understanding of the guatemalan conflict a story that will both shock and appall. I highly recommend When The Ground Turns In Its Sleep.