Somebody Is Walking On Your Grave is a nonfiction book from Mariana Enriquez, whose short story collections and the novel Our Share of Night have previously been translated into English. The book explores her visits to a range of graveyards around the world, blending a travelogue, personal memoir, and history as she explores these places and what took her to their locations.
I liked the way she blends travelogue and personal essay, capturing the excitement of visiting new places (it’s fun that a few of them are so she can see bands in that country) as well as her clearly deep interest in graveyards and cultures around death in different places. As a fan of Enriquez’s writing, it was fascinating to find out more about her and travel with her on a few wild adventures (stealing a bone from the Paris catacombs the most thrilling). Some of the historical context I found more interesting than others—New Orleans was maybe my favourite—but it was good to find out more about not just the places she visited, but the people either interred there or connected to it.
Fiendfully Reading 
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