![]() "This may seem like a small point of contention, but it seems illustrative of the larger criticism surrounding the novel." ![]() ![]() ![]() Tina Vasquez pointed out in the Boston Globe that the majority of migrants who try to cross the US-Mexico border are from Central America, and not Mexico, like the characters in Cummins' novel.Jeanine Cummins' novel American Dirt - or 'The Grapes of Wrath for our times,' according to author Don Winslow - is neither the dream I had hoped for nor the vehicle that is going to create the type of change our community deserves." For our talent to be recognized and our stories to be honored - for our lived experiences to create a better reality for our community. Former undocumented Mexican immigrant Julissa Arce wrote on BuzzFeed:"As a Latina writer, my petitions were for us to be seen, heard, and understood.Kath Barbadoro JanuThen a rash of opinion pieces came out trying to explain the scandal Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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