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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
(Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgalley. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is a collection of essays about being more than stereotypes. It showcases variety, introduces conversations, and features a fantastic list of authors. For you, it may serve as a list of favorites or inspire a TBR. For me, it's a combination of both with some of my all time favorites like Mark Oshiro as well as newer authors to me. As a whole, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is full of heart, vulnerability, and love.
Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is a collection of essays about being more than stereotypes. It showcases variety, introduces conversations, and features a fantastic list of authors. For you, it may serve as a list of favorites or inspire a TBR. For me, it's a combination of both with some of my all time favorites like Mark Oshiro as well as newer authors to me. As a whole, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is full of heart, vulnerability, and love.
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She stepped into a garden. A garden filled with many vibrant flowers. Luscious pinks, golden yellows, burnished reds, calming purples… a rainbow of colors erupting in her field of vision. Amongst the flowers were people from all walks of life. Those of different ages and cultures. A beautiful gathering of humans amongst the garden. She smiled as she took it all in… smelling the heady fragrance of the flowers as she watched each person and tried to imagine their story.
Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed is an anthology filled with personal essays from many writers, including a favorite of mine, Elizabeth Acevedo.
Each story tells the story of the writer and their exploration of their culture, their sexuality, and their identity. Each author shares their personal tale of what it was like to grow up and how they grappled with learning about who they were as an individual and how their background and culture shapes them now. I loved getting an in depth look into their inner thoughts and getting immersed into a variety of cultures as I learned some background into each author.
Now, as with any short story collection, I enjoyed some more than others, but each was unique and I wanted more.
If you’re a fan of short story collections and want to learn more about Black and Latinx culture, then don’t miss out on this anthology!
*No rating for nonfiction as these are all personal stories.
Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed is an anthology filled with personal essays from many writers, including a favorite of mine, Elizabeth Acevedo.
Each story tells the story of the writer and their exploration of their culture, their sexuality, and their identity. Each author shares their personal tale of what it was like to grow up and how they grappled with learning about who they were as an individual and how their background and culture shapes them now. I loved getting an in depth look into their inner thoughts and getting immersed into a variety of cultures as I learned some background into each author.
Now, as with any short story collection, I enjoyed some more than others, but each was unique and I wanted more.
If you’re a fan of short story collections and want to learn more about Black and Latinx culture, then don’t miss out on this anthology!
*No rating for nonfiction as these are all personal stories.
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this beautiful collection of short stories is 🔥
each story is a personal exploration of the Latinx diaspora from the writer’s point-of-view and lived experiences. many of the writers were simultaneously sharing their exploration of the Black diaspora and all of the stereotypes and racism and biases and identity confusion. it’s really wonderful!
coming out November 2nd!! 🎉 thank you so much to @canessacozt for hosting the giveaway and to @flatiron for the ARC!
“and the idea that we can our dignity is deceptive. when has virtue ever been sufficient to save Black and brown lives? who gets to decide what virtue is or who is virtuous? and aren’t we all all much more multidimensional and messy than ‘bad’ or ‘good’? or is that complexity reserved only for white people - US citizens?” - Naima Coster
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Thank you Flatiron Books for providing me with an early copy of Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed!
When I came across this anthology on my twitter timeline, I immediately wanted an early copy of it. I digitally ran over to Netgalley and requested it the second I saw it up. Unfortunately, I am still waiting to see if I have been approved or not.
Luckily, I came across a few instagram giveaways that were providing early physical copies and you know I had to enter all of them.
Somehow, my entry was picked and I became the proud owner of one.
This collection of non-fiction stories by authors from the Latinx diaspora is so important for many reasons. However, the most important reason is due to the majority of the authors selected are Afro-Latinx/Black/Indigenous, who are historically forgotten when speaking about Latinx people/history.
It was amazing getting to read their life stories, especially since my brother on my mom's side is Afro-Cuban. Even though we come from the same mother, our lives and walks through it are on two different spectrums. It helped him understand what life for him was most likely like, as we've never really spoken about it.
Apart from that, this was my first anthology in a very long time. It was enjoyable seeing many authors and their stories along with their writings come together, allowing me to get to know them. There are many authors I'd never read anything from, but am intrigued to check their other works out.
I recommend this anthology to every one, even other Latinx folks, especially white/white passing Latinx. Many of us need to learn and reflect on how we abide by White Supremacy while being quick to correct people when they say we are white.
OVERALL RATING: ⭐️4 STARS⭐️
When I came across this anthology on my twitter timeline, I immediately wanted an early copy of it. I digitally ran over to Netgalley and requested it the second I saw it up. Unfortunately, I am still waiting to see if I have been approved or not.
Luckily, I came across a few instagram giveaways that were providing early physical copies and you know I had to enter all of them.
Somehow, my entry was picked and I became the proud owner of one.
This collection of non-fiction stories by authors from the Latinx diaspora is so important for many reasons. However, the most important reason is due to the majority of the authors selected are Afro-Latinx/Black/Indigenous, who are historically forgotten when speaking about Latinx people/history.
It was amazing getting to read their life stories, especially since my brother on my mom's side is Afro-Cuban. Even though we come from the same mother, our lives and walks through it are on two different spectrums. It helped him understand what life for him was most likely like, as we've never really spoken about it.
Apart from that, this was my first anthology in a very long time. It was enjoyable seeing many authors and their stories along with their writings come together, allowing me to get to know them. There are many authors I'd never read anything from, but am intrigued to check their other works out.
I recommend this anthology to every one, even other Latinx folks, especially white/white passing Latinx. Many of us need to learn and reflect on how we abide by White Supremacy while being quick to correct people when they say we are white.
OVERALL RATING: ⭐️4 STARS⭐️