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

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

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  • Author：Saraciea J. Fennell
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Reviews

Suzy ，

Wow this is an intensely beautiful anthology that everyone needs to read。 I myself can't really relate to these characters， as a white woman， but I think it is necessary to read other's stories and learn about what they have been through。 Thanks NetGalley for this ARC！ Wow this is an intensely beautiful anthology that everyone needs to read。 I myself can't really relate to these characters， as a white woman， but I think it is necessary to read other's stories and learn about what they have been through。 Thanks NetGalley for this ARC！ 。。。more

Becky Shaknovich ，

I received an Advanced Listening Copy on Libro。fm （they have a program for librarians）。 This is a fantastic essay collection featuring many of my favorite authors， like Ibi Zoboi， Elizabeth Acevedo， and Mark Oshiro。 It is classified as YA， probably because the authors featured typically write YA novels。 However， in my opinion this book is just as much for adults as it is for teens。

Julith Perry ，

My heart。 This was such a beautiful anthology。 I cried for most of it because I just felt so much of the words written here。 I think everyone needs to read this book！

Catalina ，

4。5

Jabladora ，

Goodreads giveawayThis feels more like a collection of college admissions essays about identity crises。

Suzanna （TheMillennialJAReads） ，

If you're interested in hearing strong Afro-Latinx voices， read this。 Full reflection soon。 If you're interested in hearing strong Afro-Latinx voices， read this。 Full reflection soon。 。。。more

Jojo ，

Gracias to the publishers for an advance reading copy。 Mis experiencias no son las mismas que las tuyas pero pueden ayudarnos a entendernos。 （Google translate will help） *wink* WOW。 This is a book I’ve been waiting for。 Filled with stories from the Latinx and Afro-Latinx helped me reflect on my own life experiences。 There are so many stories and somehow they are the same and completely different。 Totalmente diferente。 I think most Latinxs can relate， even if it’s just with one sentence in a sing Gracias to the publishers for an advance reading copy。 Mis experiencias no son las mismas que las tuyas pero pueden ayudarnos a entendernos。 （Google translate will help） *wink* WOW。 This is a book I’ve been waiting for。 Filled with stories from the Latinx and Afro-Latinx helped me reflect on my own life experiences。 There are so many stories and somehow they are the same and completely different。 Totalmente diferente。 I think most Latinxs can relate， even if it’s just with one sentence in a single story。 And all others can learn of what it means to be part of a community that is often forgotten。 El Spanglish es mi único idioma 。。。more

Stephanie Hughes ，

Wow。 Just wow。 Every story was a gut punch in the best way possible。 If you want to build empathy and really see the world from someone （or a bunch of someone’s） else’s eyes， this will do it。

Franchesca ，

15 unique essays written by various authors across the Latinx diaspora， including bestselling and award-winning authors as well as new voices， focusing on the individual struggles facing them as they were growing up or in their daily lives。This review is of an ARC I won in a Goodreads giveaway。

Kayla Boss ，

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 dignit 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 。。。more

Sarah Ressler Wright ，

Wow was this a great collection of nonfiction LatinX experiences， especially many Afro-Latina stories。 So powerful -really broadened my perspective and again humbled me in how much I take my own self identity for granted。 Elizabeth Acevedo finished and Mark Oshiro starts this collection。 Every one is excellent！ Lillian Rivera’s piece is especially powerful。

Esta Montano ，

I loved these essays， of course， some more than others。 A well curated anthology that speaks to the variety of the Latinx experience。

Celia Kim ，

（Received ARC from Goodreads -- Thank you for this lovely opportunity， Flatiron Books！！）I read this slowly， over the course of a month， as I returned to teaching full classes after a year and a half of fluctuating class sizes and sporadic flashes of my kids' faces on a computer screen。 I teach history， but found myself wanting to share excerpts from this book， and while I started with one or two students， I found that they eventually got around to kids in other classes I don't teach， to their fr （Received ARC from Goodreads -- Thank you for this lovely opportunity， Flatiron Books！！）I read this slowly， over the course of a month， as I returned to teaching full classes after a year and a half of fluctuating class sizes and sporadic flashes of my kids' faces on a computer screen。 I teach history， but found myself wanting to share excerpts from this book， and while I started with one or two students， I found that they eventually got around to kids in other classes I don't teach， to their friends in other schools， and to family members。 I don't know what better review I can leave for a book than to say that pieces of it were read， shared， and loved by a whole community。 。。。more

Celadon Phoenix ，

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 th 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 minorities 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

Tabatha Castro ，

So， This book is interesting and brings up a lot of hot topics that are not spoken about， which I think are interesting and should be something recommended and discussed。 However， it was something I struggled to read and wasn't blow away by。 But again， that's just me。 And while I think this book will mean more to others and move some， to me it fell flat， and thats okay。 I hope someone out there picks up this book and are moved， can relate， and in some ways feel validated and not alone。 I say giv So， This book is interesting and brings up a lot of hot topics that are not spoken about， which I think are interesting and should be something recommended and discussed。 However， it was something I struggled to read and wasn't blow away by。 But again， that's just me。 And while I think this book will mean more to others and move some， to me it fell flat， and thats okay。 I hope someone out there picks up this book and are moved， can relate， and in some ways feel validated and not alone。 I say give the book a chance and judge for yourself。 。。。more

Sacha ，

5 stars I loved this and hope there is another installment coming soon。 In fact， I'd like to see a whole series！ YA has many merits， but variety within subgenres isn't really on that list。 That's just a part of why this collection is so fantastic。 Full disclosure: I wanted to read this because of the cover and the all-star list of writers。 I did not lose out in my laziness this time， so readers taking a similar approach should know that it may actually work！ The essays here present intersectiona 5 stars I loved this and hope there is another installment coming soon。 In fact， I'd like to see a whole series！ YA has many merits， but variety within subgenres isn't really on that list。 That's just a part of why this collection is so fantastic。 Full disclosure: I wanted to read this because of the cover and the all-star list of writers。 I did not lose out in my laziness this time， so readers taking a similar approach should know that it may actually work！ The essays here present intersectional identities and heterogeneous experiences that are riveting。 One struggle with collections is usually that some of the entries blow your mind and others are just okay。 For me， every entry here is really strong， and a few of them will stay with me for years。 While I read part of the book on my Kindle， I received an audio version about 1/4 of the way into my adventure， and I HIGHLY recommend that。 Each author voices their own text， and that makes an incredible impact， especially in the personal narrative format。 It's one thing to imagine a persona's emotion and a whole other to actually feel it coming through your speakers。 I will recommend this highly to students and apt audiences for a long time and will absolutely consider teaching chunks of it。 What a gem！*Special thanks to NetGalley and Flatiron for the arc， which I received in exchange for an honest review。 The opinions expressed here are my own。 Added thanks to Libro。fm for the audio， which is awesome。 。。。more

Ness （Vynexa） ，

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 a 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⭐️ 。。。more

Joyce ，

Much insight gained after reading this book from the Latinx perspective。

Alex ，

I got an ARC copy through Goodreads Giveaways。 This book was really good， except for some minor copy-editing issues。 The stories were all interesting and well-written， and the voices were diverse。

Kristen ，

On my quest to read more short pieces for my American lit classes， I've stumbled upon a few anthologies with some great writing， this one being no exception。 "Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed" （after "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua） is an anthology of 15 essays written by some of today's well-known Latinx writers， mostly YA。 Each author tells their story of growing up in America， faced with difficulties brought upon them by racism， colorism， sexism， and more。 I enjoyed many of these es On my quest to read more short pieces for my American lit classes， I've stumbled upon a few anthologies with some great writing， this one being no exception。 "Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed" （after "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua） is an anthology of 15 essays written by some of today's well-known Latinx writers， mostly YA。 Each author tells their story of growing up in America， faced with difficulties brought upon them by racism， colorism， sexism， and more。 I enjoyed many of these essays， and even found a few I could use in my classroom this year！ But like every anthology， there were a few pieces that didn't work for me。 Some of the themes in the essay were repetitive， which perhaps is more of a statement about the United States than it is the writing of the authors， but perhaps a different organization would have broken up some of the more similar pieces in the middle， making it read a bit faster through the middle。 If you're an educator looking for some short narrative creative nonfiction， definitely think of adding a few of these stories to your curriculum。 。。。more

Marinn ，

For purposes of disclosure， I received an ARC of this book。A collection of diverse memoir essays reflecting on the experiences of Latinx individuals。 As with any collection of essays or short stories， the styles and topics varied。 While some impacted me more than others， I can truly say I appreciated them all。

Elisabeth ，

As with all anthologies， some of these essays were more engaging than others。 I appreciated reading the voices of people I hadn't read before， and presenting themes of Latinidad that were new to me。 Alaiyo and Invisible were two of my favourites - worth the entire read。 As with all anthologies， some of these essays were more engaging than others。 I appreciated reading the voices of people I hadn't read before， and presenting themes of Latinidad that were new to me。 Alaiyo and Invisible were two of my favourites - worth the entire read。 。。。more

Mimi ，

Wow！！ So beautiful and very heart warming and relatable。 Reading all these stories as a Latina I was floored by the raw truths of these stories。 Everyone should read this book at least once。 This should be a mandatory summer teas for young adults。 This is a highly loved read and I will praise it and recommend it to anyone。

Lauren Morris ，

This was a Goodreads Giveaway win book for me！ I was so happy to have received this advanced copy in the mail！！ I stepped out of my Black YA box and read stories by Latinx writers。 Let me tell you…These 15 stories were AMAZING！ I couldn’t put this book down。 I enjoyed using Google Translate to look up words and phrases used in these stories。 There’s so many different Latinxs-Honduran， Dominican， Afro-Latina and so much more and they each have their own style and differences but similarities at t This was a Goodreads Giveaway win book for me！ I was so happy to have received this advanced copy in the mail！！ I stepped out of my Black YA box and read stories by Latinx writers。 Let me tell you…These 15 stories were AMAZING！ I couldn’t put this book down。 I enjoyed using Google Translate to look up words and phrases used in these stories。 There’s so many different Latinxs-Honduran， Dominican， Afro-Latina and so much more and they each have their own style and differences but similarities at the same time。 ALL Latinxs will appreciate this beautiful body of work。 As someone who is not， I learned so much and appreciated a different type of culture that I’m not a part of。 Beautiful， beautiful， beautiful！ 。。。more

Julia Truitt ，

Challenging and uncomfortable exactly where it needs to be。 This is a really interesting lens into some things that on the surface feel obvious -- people of color experience racial stereotyping， everyone "knows that" -- but， it's totally different to have a lens into just HOW personal and difficult it is。 This is a neat balance of poetry and prose for a variety of tones and heaviness。 Really interesting collection！ Challenging and uncomfortable exactly where it needs to be。 This is a really interesting lens into some things that on the surface feel obvious -- people of color experience racial stereotyping， everyone "knows that" -- but， it's totally different to have a lens into just HOW personal and difficult it is。 This is a neat balance of poetry and prose for a variety of tones and heaviness。 Really interesting collection！ 。。。more

Donna ，

It was nice getting little glimpses into people’s lives。 There were some wonderful stories， and some weak ones but all in all I enjoyed this collection。 I did have to google translate a few things to better understand the stories but it wasn’t much of a bother。

Erin ，

Giveaway Win！

Emani Glee ，

Saraciea and all the authors included in this anthology about the Latinx Diaspora did their thing…y’all this is a must read！ I dog-eared this book like crazy because there are so many great points。 100% going to reread this & there will be several future posts highlighting this book because there’s so much to sayIndividually， each written story is powerful， but combined they’re ultra powerful。 Together they show the diverse experience of the Afro-Latin community that has been overlooked and unde Saraciea and all the authors included in this anthology about the Latinx Diaspora did their thing…y’all this is a must read！ I dog-eared this book like crazy because there are so many great points。 100% going to reread this & there will be several future posts highlighting this book because there’s so much to sayIndividually， each written story is powerful， but combined they’re ultra powerful。 Together they show the diverse experience of the Afro-Latin community that has been overlooked and undervaluedFor those who don’t know， Afro-Latin is a term that includes people from Latin American countries with African ancestry The absolute beauty of this collection of stories， is that they showcase some of the shared experiences of Afro-Latinx while also giving space for differing opinions。 For example， several authors talk about how their acceptance by the Latinx community was/is a challenge because they don’t speak Spanish and/or their skin is considered too dark or hair too curly。 There’s a common struggle for Afro-Latinx people to be Latinx enough because society has created and normalized a specific phenotype associated with Latinx that completely disregards the reality of African slave trade。 No matter how the media continues to portray one type of Latin， THERE ARE BLACK PEOPLE THAT HAVE LONG BEEN ROOTED IN LATIN COUNTRIES。 The anti-Black and colorist sentiment in this community is truly shameful and saddeningOn the flip side， there are some authors who wrote that they embrace the term Afro-Latinx and others who don’t and are instead in favor of identifying as Black。 I love that this book didn’t skew one way or another。 Instead， it allowed the authors to voice and stand in their truths while respecting that other authors included may think differently。 I always advocate for more than diversity based on outward appearance because our lives experiences and personalities…etc exist on a spectrum。 There isn’t just one or two ways to be Black or Afro-Latinx or a woman or LGBTQIA+I highly recommend！！！ 。。。more

kim baccellia ，

Rich collection of essays on finding one's identity from fifteen Latinx authors。 I loved these tales， especially ones from authors who shared their stories of growing up Latinx。 Rich collection of essays on finding one's identity from fifteen Latinx authors。 I loved these tales， especially ones from authors who shared their stories of growing up Latinx。 。。。more

Ron Frampton ，

A book of different types of Latino stories。 Their different myths and stereotypes。