3. What makes someone a cuentista throughout the story?

Discussion for The Storyteller's Death by Ann Davila Cardinal - The Big Library Read pick for July 2025. A beautifully written magical realist family saga about Isla Larsen Sanchez, a Puerto Rican teen who inherits a mystical gift.
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smkelly
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3. What makes someone a cuentista throughout the story?

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What makes someone a cuentista throughout the story? How do stories gain power even when they aren’t strictly true?
Gharam mahmoud
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Re: 3. What makes someone a cuentista throughout the story?

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In the story, a cuentista is someone who carries and passes down powerful stories—often through memory, emotion, and even visions after death. Stories gain power because they hold emotional truth, shape how people see the world, and influence future generations, even if they aren’t completely factual. What matters most is their meaning and impact, not just the facts.
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