Border-Line Personalities: A New Generation of Latinas Dish on Sex, Sass, and Cultural Shifting

by Robyn Moreno and Michelle Herrera Mulligan

Book Overview

A collection of essays from some of the best writers in America, about what it means to be a fully functional, and sometimes fully dysfunctional, 21st-century, born-in-the-USA Latina

Tired of the trite cultural clich?s by which the media has defined Latinas, the editors of this collection of personal essays by both established and emerging authors, have gathered them with the intention of representing their varied experiences, through hilarious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060580763
• ISBN13: 9780060580766
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

LOVE IT! A must read.

I just loved this book. I believe every Latina American can relate to every story in this book. It just made me feel better. Also made me very proud.

Well-written, hilarious stuff

I couldn't disagree with the previous reviewer more! These writers take an honest, funny approach to the Latina experience in the USA. Rather than being portrayed as martyrs or other stereotypes, these top-shelf writers take accountability for who they have become in this country, regardless of their mothers. Also, if any language suffers here, it's Spanish. :-) The writers make a lot of hilarious references to their attempts to learn Spanish, which often go astray. This is a universal book about coming of age in America, a must read.

Diverse Essays

I bought this book after seeing a review in my local newspaper, and it couldn't have been more right! This book was filled with wonderful essays. I felt that so many were quite similar to my own experiences and some even gave words to how I felt about my own (Mexican/American) culture. There were some that did not relate to me but gave me insight to other Latina's lives and experiences other than "Mexican-American" Latinas. The book is a great read; once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. I plan on giving this book as a gift to several of my friends.

an important, poignant, humorous read for all!

There's literally something in this book for everyone of all ages, sexes, races and religions. With 20 essays to pick and choose from, it makes a great beach read! Never before have Hispanic women spoken with such lingua franca, and without the stereotypical loud-mouthed bitchiness (ala Rosie Perez) usually associated with Latina women. These authors write intelligently, introspectively, and some are plain funny as hell! I've shared some of these essays with friends--men, women, black, white, what-have-you--and they could all relate to one essay or another. The thematics are universal to a whole generation of Americans, no matter what creed. Bridge-building at its finest, Border-line Personalities marks a brave achievement by these writers in sharing their personal stories with such brazen honesty. Felicidades!

A GREAT READ!

This book is a great read for anyone - whether you are Latina or not. Many of the stories are funny, some are sexy and others break your heart. It's great to finally see a book that treats Latinos as human beings, just like everybody else, and not as stereotypes.