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

Saraciea J. Fennell

4.32 AVERAGE

gratzee's review against another edition

5.0

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A powerful anthology of the expanse of human experience across the Latinx diaspora. Each chapter chronicles the varying origins, myths, stereotypes, emotions, and search for hope and voice. The audiobook is narrated by a large cast - many of them being the contributors. The diversity of voices added to the poignancy of the range of human experience. Highly recommend reading this book! Thank you Libro.Fm and Macmillian Audio for the ALC.

guardian_angle22's review against another edition

4.75

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

kolyejar's review

4.5

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

tammys_readinglog's review

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

thesearethebooks's review

4.5

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

nyx_who's review against another edition

3.0

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As with every anthology, you like some and some you like lesser. That stands true with this collection as well for me. That is not to say that I did not enjoy those that I liked maybe a point or two lesser. While not every story spoke to me, the overall experience was a winner. It focuses on platforming voices of the Latinx diaspora, talking about a varied set of subjects including but not limited to culture, gender identity and sexual orientation. It has heart, it has wit, it has fun and it has emotions. As someone who is not a Latinx, I left with a new perspective and a somewhat broader understanding and appreciation for a culture that I am not a part of.

jaylyng's review

4.5

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

mariannadefen's review

4.25

medium-paced

modernmatilda's review

5.0

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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 The thing I love about anthologies is the way they allow readers to witness the vast connections, oppositions, and intersections within a topic, identity, or theme. Just as I cannot speak for all queer people (or all bisexual people), reading this anthology from 15 different voices in the Latinx diaspora gave me an opportunity to hear from many different perspectives of Afro-Latinx authors rather than just one.

Each writer discussed their own experiences with self-expression, dual identities, family heritage, mental health, language, and more. While having threads of connections, each essay was beautifully diverse. I'm thankful for the opportunity to hear these stories and will be seeking out and hyping up more voices that explore the complexities and beauty within tapestries of identity. I especially loved the message #Julian4Spiderman about Miles Morales and I would highly recommend this collection as an audiobook.

“I think about what we lose when we deny the complexity of our stories, our families, and ourselves in service of some victorious narrative-the desire to declare ourselves triumphant, worthy, palatable to whiteness. I think about the testimonies and self-expression we lose, as well as the opportunities to accept ourselves and connect to one another.” -Naima Coster 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide attempt, Cultural appropriation

slipppers98's review

5.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Loved these very different experiences the authors shared about their lives and families.