I enjoyed the read and her use of words. Her diction is most impressive. I enjoyed her being upfront or blunt about how she felt. Gurba’s take on American Dirt… Read More
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After reading Myriam Gurba’s response to someone who has no idea about Mexican people and their culture, I really enjoyed how forward she was about her feelings toward “American Dirt”… Read More
Reading Gurba’s work showed me that other people have been looking down on her country and provides sterotypes to show how little respect they have. Gurba uses her heritage as … Read More
Gurba’s work was a very interesting piece and I enjoyed reading it. The way that Gurba rips apart “Dirt” by Jeanine Cummings expressed a very important message. She tackles the … Read More
Gurba’s essay(?) was a very entertaining read. In spite of its abrasive and provocative nature, beneath that, I enjoyed Gurba’s personal insight, analysis of Cummins’s book, storytelling and colorful, albeit … Read More
After reading Gurba’s article, I noticed a couple of things that really stood out to me. While most writers tend to use less vulgar language, Myriam used stronger language. As … Read More
After reading Gurba’s work I gained a better insight into the generalization of Mexican stereotypes in writing and understood them through the eyes of someone of Mexican decent. What I … Read More
I really enjoyed the honesty of her words. In her writing she talks about how ignorant people are when it comes to talking about her home country. She has a … Read More
What I enjoyed about “Pendeja, You Ain’t Steinbeck; My Bronca With Fake Ass Social Justice Literature” by Myriam Gurbas, is that her writing style is so nonchalant and full of … Read More
After reading “Pendeja You Ain’t Steinback” by Myriam Gurbas, one thing I enjoyed was her perfect use of “Spanglish”. She expertly weaves the languages together, changing and combining … Read More