Latin History for Morons
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- Create Date：2022-10-24 11:21:36
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：John Leguizamo
- ISBN：B0BFTWP9ZG
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Reviews
Evangelina Gomez
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Obviously this isn't a read， rather audio for his show he did。 I watched the show and was moved to have a better understanding of my culture and being even more proud of what we have contributed。 Obviously this isn't a read， rather audio for his show he did。 I watched the show and was moved to have a better understanding of my culture and being even more proud of what we have contributed。 。。。more
Amy Meyers
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Only got five minutes in。 I’m quite interested in comedic， engagingly-written history， but those five minutes had none of that， just a beginning of his experience filled with vulgarity。 No thanks， I don’t need to be cursed at。 I’ll read actual historical books。 This is the third or fourth time I’ve regretted trying an Audible original。
John
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It's clear from some of the reviews， and the one that says they are not the target audience， you're wrong YOU ARE EXACTLY the target audience but you didn't understand that。 I learned a long time ago， even from shows like 'You Are There' that in order to make the years and years of history that are taken in school， you HAVE to make it exciting， （re: entertaining）， and NOT all about dates and events alone。 Yes， because I am an avid historian， I was not disappointed by the exact details and speci It's clear from some of the reviews， and the one that says they are not the target audience， you're wrong YOU ARE EXACTLY the target audience but you didn't understand that。 I learned a long time ago， even from shows like 'You Are There' that in order to make the years and years of history that are taken in school， you HAVE to make it exciting， （re: entertaining）， and NOT all about dates and events alone。 Yes， because I am an avid historian， I was not disappointed by the exact details and specificity， because I already knew what had happened。 And this is trying to condense 500 years of history， （longer than the US has been a Nation）。 For those who don't get it， perhaps it would be better to have the history shoved down your throats in a similar fashion to how the invaders shoved their religion， culture， and morality down the throats of the Indigenous people。 What galls me about what is taught in school is that it is all based on the European perspective of how this nation was settled and formed。 But let us not look at some of the most remarkable historical cultures that were in America's own backyard， developing distinctly accurate calendars， astronomy， and math while most of Europe was slithering through its own muck and disease-infested homelands。 Yes， you were the target audience because almost every Latino kid knows about what our ancestors did and what we had before that jerk on a mission from Spain accidentally bumped into the New World。 。。。more
Troy Zaher
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It was interesting and Leguizamo is generally funny， but I felt his humor didn’t mesh well with the storytelling in my opinion。
Lisa
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After listening to this one， I've added one title to my to-read list and moved two others up in the （long） queue。 When John Leguizamo recommends three books to fill you in more thoroughly， this librarian listens。 （Zinn's History of the US; Guns， Germs， & Steel; and 1491， the one that I added to my list。） It's funny and spot-on with the expected （by me， anyway） humor。 After listening to this one， I've added one title to my to-read list and moved two others up in the （long） queue。 When John Leguizamo recommends three books to fill you in more thoroughly， this librarian listens。 （Zinn's History of the US; Guns， Germs， & Steel; and 1491， the one that I added to my list。） It's funny and spot-on with the expected （by me， anyway） humor。 。。。more
Faith
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Very little history。 The delivery was extremely annoying and not amusing。
Mia Bailey
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After reading this book I was made aware that apparently I am not a Moron and know my American history。 It was funny， an easy read， and had areas of filthy language and John's typical ghetto sly humor。 Very good book and I am sure some will find it very informative and worth a bit of a chuckle。 Yes Latin American's， Native American's are real Americans and were here first。 Thanks John for helping to un-moronize us。 After reading this book I was made aware that apparently I am not a Moron and know my American history。 It was funny， an easy read， and had areas of filthy language and John's typical ghetto sly humor。 Very good book and I am sure some will find it very informative and worth a bit of a chuckle。 Yes Latin American's， Native American's are real Americans and were here first。 Thanks John for helping to un-moronize us。 。。。more
Stephanie
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I saw this performance at Berkeley Repertory Theatre and it was brilliant。 Highly recommend。
booksandtravelforever
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While there were some interesting things I learned， it took work to stay engaged with this book。 As funny as he can often be， he wasn’t this time。 I found his incessant babble tedious。
Emily
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Title: Latin History for Morons Author: John LeguizamoFormat: Audible （Free）[ Enjoyed ] Kind of。[ Last Listened ] Today。[ Relisten ] No thanks。[ Cover Lust ] No。[ Intriguing Title ] *shrugs*[ Interesting Premise/Plot ] Not really。[ Preview Impressions ] Did not preview。[ Kept My Attention ] On and off。[ Got Bored / Mind Wandering ] Occasionally。[ Skimmed/Skipped Scenes/Chapters ] No。[ Relistened Past Scenes For Fun ] No。[ Relistened Past Scenes Cause My Memory Sucks To Clear Confusion ] No。[ St Title: Latin History for Morons Author: John LeguizamoFormat: Audible （Free）[ Enjoyed ] Kind of。[ Last Listened ] Today。[ Relisten ] No thanks。[ Cover Lust ] No。[ Intriguing Title ] *shrugs*[ Interesting Premise/Plot ] Not really。[ Preview Impressions ] Did not preview。[ Kept My Attention ] On and off。[ Got Bored / Mind Wandering ] Occasionally。[ Skimmed/Skipped Scenes/Chapters ] No。[ Relistened Past Scenes For Fun ] No。[ Relistened Past Scenes Cause My Memory Sucks To Clear Confusion ] No。[ Stayed Up Late ] No。[ Took a Long Break Midway ] No。[ Ending Left Me Feeling ] Ha！ I totally expected a cliche on who the hero is。。。only to be left dumbfound。 （In a good way。）[ Easy Light Listening ] *shrugs*[ Turn Brain Off ] No。[ Guilty Pleasure ] Mostly no。Other thoughts I'm throwing in: （Might contain spoilers; I fail at identifying them。）The title itself made me expect a comical but educational breeze through latin history。 （Which I know almost nothing about。） At first I found Latin History for Morons entertaining but at some point I wondered how much of it is accurate。 （Clearly the modernized embellished re-enactment isn't 100% faithful。） Since this isn't something in print where there would be a bunch of footnotes and sources listed right then and there I just couldn't help wonder if this is merely just entertainment。 There were some very interesting tidbits that never would have crossed my mind （thanks a lot， US history class） that seriously made me wonder WTF。 It also made me think of a fantasy author where his series are in the same world but maaaaaaaaaaany years apart play on the idea that history is written by the victors。 （Or something like that。 I don't remember his exact words and I'm too lazy to dig it up。） How sad that we are taught history to not repeat mistakes and yet the history being taught isn't complete。。。Towards the end the info/names were crammed （due to the story） and the final scene I really expected one of those heartwarming cliches。 （And was wrong。） Does this make me want to dig deeper into latin history？ No。 （That's one of the school subjects I disliked。 I can't bloody remember dates and names！） But Latin History for Morons did at least provide some info that SHOULD be general historical knowledge in the US。 。。。more
Laura
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I’m really disappointed with this。I can handle a fun， irreverent take on history。But this is juvenile。And at almost halfway through， not at all informative。
Abbie
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3。5-4。 It’s good but definitely humor history
Eva
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It was fine
Ray Andrus
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A lot of language （as expected from John Leguizamo） but a great story about understanding and discovering your heritage。
Daniil Lanovyi
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I loved the style and the content， just wished it was longer。
Toni
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Hilarious！！！
Ian
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Supposed to be inspirational and humorous but it wasn’t really。 Supposed to be educational but I’ve learned pretty much nothing。
Sarah Welch
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Good story， technically not many of the Audible originals qualify as "books" as they are not in print but still very enjoyable and informative！ Good story， technically not many of the Audible originals qualify as "books" as they are not in print but still very enjoyable and informative！ 。。。more
KC Comal
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If only he had turned turned down the crass humor to focus more on the history， this would have been great。 As it is， it was a great source for books I do want to read， beginning with Open Veins and Mirror。
Tonya Johnson
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Funny and educational！！ I laughed out loud a few times。 A lot of profanity if that bothers you！！ I enjoyed it nonetheless。
Phill Wesson
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It’s perhaps not for those that already know their history; To be honest the clues in the title。 Also if you can’t stand crudity or swearing， steer clear。 They don’t bother me in the slightest and I was still taken by surprise！However， if you’re just plain and honestly ignorant of Latin history and want to expand ur knowledge a little bit， give it a shot。 The man’s a true performer。 It’s funny， got heart and even for those that were paying attention in history class， their are a few gems of fact It’s perhaps not for those that already know their history; To be honest the clues in the title。 Also if you can’t stand crudity or swearing， steer clear。 They don’t bother me in the slightest and I was still taken by surprise！However， if you’re just plain and honestly ignorant of Latin history and want to expand ur knowledge a little bit， give it a shot。 The man’s a true performer。 It’s funny， got heart and even for those that were paying attention in history class， their are a few gems of facts hidden away。 Certainly brightened up my afternoon。 。。。more
Katherine
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Less informative than I hoped， but entertaining。
Arpolzin
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A lot of personality and story telling from the Narrator。 The language and humor are adult but the information is mostly short notes and asides， making up only a most basic introduction to the history。 Mainly a spark to get you to look for my information in other sources。
Liz Vega
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John Leguizamo always makes me laugh and this will not disappoint。 It doesn’t compare to Mambo Mouth or some of his other shows but it’s enjoyable。
Rikki
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Eh。。。 I am just not the audience for humor/satire novels about serious subjects。 The first 90% of the book was irreverent anecdotes tying in Latinx history。 The last 10% was very endearing and inspiring - that being said， it felt like two unconnected books shoved together。 I believe this is based on Leguizamo's one man show so perhaps I would have received it better as a theatrical piece。 Eh。。。 I am just not the audience for humor/satire novels about serious subjects。 The first 90% of the book was irreverent anecdotes tying in Latinx history。 The last 10% was very endearing and inspiring - that being said， it felt like two unconnected books shoved together。 I believe this is based on Leguizamo's one man show so perhaps I would have received it better as a theatrical piece。 。。。more
Layth Salah
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That was a good listen。 Short and it is good that I got it for free。
Rob
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Occasionally funny。 But only occasionally。 Mostly just loud and insipid。
Dave Pink
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I have read reviews that say there’s “no history” in this， or it’s vulgar。。。 they are missing the point and probably aren’t familiar with John’s work。 All of his works are about HIS experiences。 He tells us about his life and journey in his performances。 Why would you listen to this expecting it to be one of “The Great Courses”。 If anything you should listen to his experience and do what he is telling us he did， which was educated HIMSELF on the topic。 He gives us tidbits of the knowledge he fou I have read reviews that say there’s “no history” in this， or it’s vulgar。。。 they are missing the point and probably aren’t familiar with John’s work。 All of his works are about HIS experiences。 He tells us about his life and journey in his performances。 Why would you listen to this expecting it to be one of “The Great Courses”。 If anything you should listen to his experience and do what he is telling us he did， which was educated HIMSELF on the topic。 He gives us tidbits of the knowledge he found in his research。 Knowledge that IS NOT taught in schools。 He even tells us his sources。 Ultimately， this is another One Man Show by John Leguizamo which happened to be adapted for Audible。 If he leaves you wanting more on the subject when it’s over， I think it may be fair to say， he effectively did what he set out to do with this piece。 。。。more
Jessah
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Entertaining and informative， but also a little extra。
Holly Booms Walsh
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