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334 reviews for:
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Saraciea J. Fennell
4.32 AVERAGE
334 reviews for:
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Saraciea J. Fennell
4.32 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
i really really enjoyed this, there were just some essays that did it more than others for me.
Julian Randall, Lilliam Rivera, Jasminne Mendez, Ingrid Rojas Contreras and then Elizabeth Acevedo’s closer we’re amazing.
also so many Afro-Latinx contributors!!
Julian Randall, Lilliam Rivera, Jasminne Mendez, Ingrid Rojas Contreras and then Elizabeth Acevedo’s closer we’re amazing.
also so many Afro-Latinx contributors!!
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Lots of really beautiful writing! Took me a while to get into because I started off listening to it, but got more enjoyable once I switched to reading. I like that the pieces are all in very different styles and lengths, and are on a very wide range of topics.
challenging
emotional
informative
emotional
inspiring
reflective
This was an excellent collection that also includes a great bibliography for all the writers included. I do wish there was a bit more variety as it was an anthology in the topics covered but I enjoyed them all nonetheless.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism
Minor: Death of parent
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
A super insightful collection of stories which really helped me to develop a deeper understanding of Latinx diaspora.
There is no other book that is quite like Wild Tongues Can’t be Tamed.
More than just essays from people in the Latinx diaspora this book also has a lot to say about Afro-Latinx intersectionality. Either through my lack of searching or simply lack of books I have never read a book with so much Afro-Latinx representation. I took the most pleasure in slowing down and gently unfolding and listening to the stories being told. I found that I connected so much with a lot of the struggles depicted in these stories even though I am not a member of the Latinx community. I thought it was a wonderful way of showing struggle and also having community, culture, resources, and hope to fall back on. Every of this book is a masterpiece from the way the stories are arranged to the words that build to moments of clarity. I wish there were more books like this one in the world. If there were, the world would probably be a more honest place. I really believe in having places to let marginalized people speak freely and allow themselves to tell and to be listened to and I feel like this is a step towards that being an intrinsic part of our society. This book should be on everyone's bookshelf.
—Thank You High Five Books for providing this ARC—
More than just essays from people in the Latinx diaspora this book also has a lot to say about Afro-Latinx intersectionality. Either through my lack of searching or simply lack of books I have never read a book with so much Afro-Latinx representation. I took the most pleasure in slowing down and gently unfolding and listening to the stories being told. I found that I connected so much with a lot of the struggles depicted in these stories even though I am not a member of the Latinx community. I thought it was a wonderful way of showing struggle and also having community, culture, resources, and hope to fall back on. Every of this book is a masterpiece from the way the stories are arranged to the words that build to moments of clarity. I wish there were more books like this one in the world. If there were, the world would probably be a more honest place. I really believe in having places to let marginalized people speak freely and allow themselves to tell and to be listened to and I feel like this is a step towards that being an intrinsic part of our society. This book should be on everyone's bookshelf.
—Thank You High Five Books for providing this ARC—