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332 reviews for:
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Saraciea J. Fennell
4.32 AVERAGE
332 reviews for:
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Saraciea J. Fennell
4.32 AVERAGE
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this eARC of the anthology (for which I was SUPER excited for). 4/5 stars.
This was WAY more critical in terms of theory and positionality than I expected. I was honestly expecting this to be geared more YA, but I would expect these texts to be read at a critical level in college courses or DEI courses. I do think high schoolers could handle them -- and need to read them -- but it would require a lot of frontloading of information for them to understand it.
Past my teacher perspective -- this book is not and was not meant for me. I say this honestly as a white woman. It was eye opening and I knew and can understand many of the problems and critical theory within the text, but I am not meant to connect with it. I am not the target audience for this text -- and that is okay.
I also was thrilled with the inclusion of Black voices within the Latinx diaspora. I was not expecting the dynamic and varied amount of voices. It was beautiful. It provided a critical look at the foundations in the Latinx community, the anti-Blackness within the community, and the work that needs to be done.
The essays were powerful and poignant. SUCH a good read.
This was WAY more critical in terms of theory and positionality than I expected. I was honestly expecting this to be geared more YA, but I would expect these texts to be read at a critical level in college courses or DEI courses. I do think high schoolers could handle them -- and need to read them -- but it would require a lot of frontloading of information for them to understand it.
Past my teacher perspective -- this book is not and was not meant for me. I say this honestly as a white woman. It was eye opening and I knew and can understand many of the problems and critical theory within the text, but I am not meant to connect with it. I am not the target audience for this text -- and that is okay.
I also was thrilled with the inclusion of Black voices within the Latinx diaspora. I was not expecting the dynamic and varied amount of voices. It was beautiful. It provided a critical look at the foundations in the Latinx community, the anti-Blackness within the community, and the work that needs to be done.
The essays were powerful and poignant. SUCH a good read.
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really lovely read and super informative about the Latine diaspóra and gained me a few new authors to keep an eye out for!
I learned so much from this book I'm not even sure how to write about it. Mostly I learned about my own anti-blackness within my Latinidad. I was aware of colourism but this book took me much deeper. It brought my privileges as a white-presenting Latina right up to my face so I could take a good hard look. It was eye opening to read the words of my Black Latinx community members (I am not black but they are members of my community). The racism inflicted from within, the intersectionality of their hardships. I'm so glad I picked up this book. And I will strive to do better, and teach my white Latinx kids to do the same.
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This was a good book but never something I would have picked up on my own. I like a little bit of a faster read but enjoyed learning about the different experiences of Latinx people and it helped me to recognize the identities I have and the privilege(s) that can come along with those. A great book for exploring more of latinx experiences in the US
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