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ofloveandlayovers's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
alysonalyza's review against another edition
3.5
This was a gorgeous collection of essays. I particularly loved Mark Oshiro's -- it was so powerful, but all were so amazingly written.
treereadingabook's review against another edition
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relaxing
slow-paced
4.0
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Graphic: Racism
kimberlyyyreads's review against another edition
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4.0
Wow, What a great read! 🤍
addydeejreads's review against another edition
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5.0
What a beautiful and heartbreaking collection of Latiné stories and voices. These stories are a perfect example of how latinidad is not a monolith and while weay share in some things like language and culture it's not the same. All experiences are different, dialects, language, culture and so many more aspects that make up is are all so different. I absolutely adore these stories and highly recommend listening to the audiobook and getting to experience each author narrating their own story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Classism
literarychingona's review against another edition
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5.0
This was a wonderful collection of authors (some new to me, some I've read before) that explore Latinx identity. I really wish I had a book like this when I was a teenager - it definitely helped me as a person in their late 20s. These essays were sometimes harsh, but mostly like a warm hug you didn't know you needed.
sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition
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This essay collection of 15 Latinx creatives in the diaspora really makes you sit and just reflect on all they are sharing about their experiences with racism, colorism, feeling of othering within the community, hurt by family, but also joy, love, community and grief.
This book is for the Latiné people in the diaspora to be able to connect with their communities and share experiences. It's also a glimpse for non-Latiné people to get a look into some of the lived experiences these 15 people have gone through as they deal with everything from Anti- Blackness to Love and Community in Cooking. For me, it also had me sitting in my thoughts on the roll that my witness has played in the harm to them through white supremacy. This book moved me to feel anger, tears, pride and happiness.