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336 reviews for:
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Saraciea J. Fennell
4.31 AVERAGE
336 reviews for:
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed: 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Saraciea J. Fennell
4.31 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This collection is what I wished I had growing up. The 15 essays cover individuals navigating latinidad with all its complexity and limitations. In general, I tend to like essay compilations because there are always a few that really resonate. Definitely recommend.
So many of these stories resonated with me and were experiences I thought only I could understand. I finally felt seen and like I am not alone.
Eres Un Pocho - ⭐⭐
The Price of Admission - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Caution Song - ⭐⭐⭐
The Mark of a Good Man - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#Julian4Spiderman - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Half In, Half Out - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Haitian Sensation - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Land, the Ghosts, and Me - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Paraíso, Negro - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cuban Imposter Syndrome - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
More Than Nervios - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Alaiyo - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Invisible - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Abuela's Greatest Gift - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Mi Orden: A Meditation on Dichos - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Eres Un Pocho - ⭐⭐
The Price of Admission - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Caution Song - ⭐⭐⭐
The Mark of a Good Man - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
#Julian4Spiderman - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Half In, Half Out - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Haitian Sensation - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Land, the Ghosts, and Me - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Paraíso, Negro - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cuban Imposter Syndrome - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
More Than Nervios - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Alaiyo - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Invisible - ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Abuela's Greatest Gift - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A Mi Orden: A Meditation on Dichos - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
I chose this anthology as my LibroFm pick for the month of November because I love a huge audiobook cast. It's hard to rate an anthology like this because all of essays are so different and I'm going to have a different level of appreciation for each of them.
Honestly I wished some of the essays were longer because I felt like I was just getting to know the speaker when it would switch to a new perspective. It's clear that the editor of the collection put a lot of thought into curating a range of voices and experiences from people with different takes on family, culture, and identify. There was a special emphasis on Afro-Latinx identities and I'm glad that particular multiracial experience wasn't overlooked. An essay that has continued to resonate with me was the very first one, "Eres Un Pocho" by Mark Oshiro. I don't usually indulge in #NonfictionNovember but I had no regrets about picking this collection up!
Honestly I wished some of the essays were longer because I felt like I was just getting to know the speaker when it would switch to a new perspective. It's clear that the editor of the collection put a lot of thought into curating a range of voices and experiences from people with different takes on family, culture, and identify. There was a special emphasis on Afro-Latinx identities and I'm glad that particular multiracial experience wasn't overlooked. An essay that has continued to resonate with me was the very first one, "Eres Un Pocho" by Mark Oshiro. I don't usually indulge in #NonfictionNovember but I had no regrets about picking this collection up!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism
Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment
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emotional
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medium-paced
emotional
funny
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lighthearted
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Amazing collection of essays that I can't wait to incorporate into my teaching and my own research.
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced