Part travelogue, part memoir...part history, myth and legend. Even readers who lack her taste for the macabre will be enticed by Enriquez’s infectious enthusiasm for her subject ... Seen through Enriquez’s eyes in this highly original book, these sites are more than just monuments to the dead; they tell us how people lived in the past, as well as how they live now.
Fascinating ... She...ponders the weirdnesses related to politics...with insight, empathy, and pathos. Enriquez hides a celebration of life in a book about death that will enliven every collection.