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ExWhoDoesntCare

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5. Holy cow

Reply to cbabe (Reply #4)

Sun Aug 27, 2023, 06:06 AM

Aug 2023

I hadn't even finished the first paragraph of the article you quote, and I knew when I saw "crushed to death by a garbage truck" that the original author was Urrea. It had been so long since I read it (1999? 2000?) that I didn't remember the title, but I've remembered that scene for these years since. That was a nonfiction book, so I'm willing to give some leeway to a fiction writer for that one...

But only if she acknowledged him as a source.

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I Enjoyed "American Dirt" [View all] erpowers Aug 2023 OP

A tale that makes it all too real randr Aug 2023 #1

Thanks for rec. Just checked timely subject and now intrigued. txwhitedove Aug 2023 #2

A VERY good read, and most would find it very informative. Hortensis Aug 2023 #3

'American Dirt' Isn't Just Bad -- Its Best Parts Are Cribbed From Latino Writers cbabe Aug 2023 #4

Holy cow ExWhoDoesntCare Aug 2023 #5

Did You Read the Book? erpowers Sep 2023 #6

I listened to the book as well. Didn't read about the criticism until I'd finished it. Native Oct 2023 #7