317 reviews for:

Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora

Saraciea J. Fennell

4.31 AVERAGE

jfontaine's review against another edition

5.0

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maleighareadsss's review

4.0

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Rating: 4.8

Wow. I feel honored to be able to read this book, to be able to read these amazing authors experiences of being Latinx in America, and to be able to read another minorities point of view of living in America. This book was beautiful and heartbreaking and oh so so real. I loved every minute of it and I hope that if you're reading this review, then you choose to pick up this book and learn from it, no matter your ethnicity/race.

liliafigz's review

5.0

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Loved this anthology. Each essay was so moving. I took my time going through this to honor each story. Highly recommend.

briaaaah's review

4.0

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jesmitch's review against another edition

4.0

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enileray's review against another edition

4.75

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These stories are so important. Learning about all the intersectionalities within the Latin community and the hardships those that live in the diaspora face everyday. 

readwithvaleska's review

4.0

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quinlbr88's review

4.75

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seeceeread's review against another edition

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Had you heeded my caution song, you would have known I filed my teeth before I left the house and saved yourself a swollen mouth. Because if you call me 'spicy,' you should expect me to bite your tongue. • Natasha Diaz 

For the kids anxiously wondering why the people they think are like them haven't smiled their way yet. For the not-yet Spanish speakers and the "understand more than I can say"-ers. For the African diaspora that claims Latinidad (and those who find Blackness enough of a home). For the plantain eaters and those who don't look like J.Lo. For the adoptees and fostered kids aching to (re)unite with mami. For the migrants and the oddballs and the ones wondering if their inner voice can be heard in English. 

yes, of course, you, too 💛 

Fennell's collection of heavyhitters and newcomers speak with gentle authority to uncertain youth, as they once were. Garifuna and microaggressed. Comic book lovers and Panamanians. Island hoppers and Bible thumpers and deliciously queer folk beckon here: Come in, there's plenty of laughter and food for all.

sarakixx's review

5.0

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