Have you read American Dirt? Jayne and Paula decided to find out what all the fuss is about with this book being touted as "defining the migrant experience." They discuss the book, the controversy and more.
Books they mention:
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
The Outside Boy by Jeanine Cummins
The Crooked Branch by Jeanine Cummins
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Wham! George & Me by Andrew Ridgeley
Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
The Break by Marian Keyes
The Origin of Me by Bernard Gallate
A Very Stable Genius by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker
She I Dare Not Name by Donna Ward
The Phantom Price by Elizabeth Kendall with a contribution by Molly Kendall
The Salt Madonna by Catherine Noske
Timmy the Ticked Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement by Magda Szubanski
Links:
Myriam Gurba article
https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-justice-literature/
Buzzfeed article
https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/pendeja-you-aint-steinbeck-my-bronca-with-fake-ass-social-justice-literature/
ABC article
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-06/american-dirt-jeanine-cummins-the-controversy-explained/11924192
Goodreads review by David
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3083591534?book_show_action=true&from_review_page=1
A Very Stable Genius Parody by Randy Rainbow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LTRwZb35A
Our book for next month is My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell.
