A review by finnthehuman217
Native Country of the Heart: A Memoir by Cherríe Moraga

emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This is in my top five books I’ve read this year. The story of struggle is universal. And for Elvira Moraga, this is no different. The way Cherríe writes about the love that she gave her mother is so profound. Her brother James is a hateful fuck. And he was so nasty. Elvira’s story is so poignant because as a Mexican woman, she had been brought up a certain way. Being Catholic, Elvira met a white man and they had 3 children. Then they made the move to San Gabriel. I think this book and Mama’s boy by Dustin Lance black are great examples of how queer people can have rocky relationships with parents but the love for our mothers is unmatched. Loved this book. It brought back a lot of memories of my grandma losing her memory. It was so sad. Especially when she didn’t recognize me.