MY BROKEN LANGUAGE
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
“Every sentence is filled with joy and resistance.” -Pop Matters
“My Broken Language is such a flawless demonstration of… strife with linguistic inheritance that it nearly broke me. In the moments after I finished reading, first came the aphasia of wonder at a book that exceeds you; and then, swiftly crowding out the silence, the cresting roar of my own Afro-Caribbean ancestors shouting Ogún Balenyó in unison.” -New York Times
“The characters stay with you. They are funny. They are fierce. They love so hard, and often, they’re in real trouble.” -New York Journal of Books
“Astonishing debut… heartfelt, glorious.” -Publisher’s Weekly (Starred Review)
“Elegant and moving… beautifully written.” -Kirkus (Starred Review)
“Riveting… a can’t-miss love letter about the people and city that shaped her.” Library Journal (Starred Review)
“There’s an undeniable catharsis in seeing such an excellent writer communicate what many Latinos struggle to express about language.” -Christian Science Monitor
HONORS
One Book, One Philadelphia * Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal * Best of 2021: Bookpage, New York Public Library, NPR, Audiofile, Pop Matters, NBC News, Hip Latina, WBUR, Parade, National Book Review, Powell’s, Audible. * Good Morning America Buzz Pick
RESOURCES
Free downloadable discussion guide