Reviews for Lengua Fresca: Latinos Writing on the Edge

The average rating for Lengua Fresca: Latinos Writing on the Edge based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-06-16 00:00:00 Liz Abbott what a great collection. this book has undoubtedly introduced me to the type of authors I've been looking for for a long time. the chosen contributors write how I speak, how I communicate. I finally see me and my people in fiction and in real life. I can understand stories, I can see depth, I believe that Latino literature is not dead. and its people like me and like them that will carry these words and stories forward. I can see how someone who doesn't speak the language or understand the dialogue feel detached, but I urge these readers to look beyond it and not make it about them, but of the authors and the stories they have to tell.

Review # 2 was written on 2007-06-06 00:00:00 Sam Breakstone This is charming collection of poems, comics, essays and short stories of varied theme and quality that purports to be the new wave of Latino writing, which means the authors are varied and not the same stale mix of tried and true diehards. The title Lengua Fresca riffs on the idea that they're purposefully embracing "Spanglish," but some of these stories (a minority) are actually in Spanish--just a head's up. Not every story included is great, but there are some real gems, and the good outweigh the bad. Recommended.