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Another alluring, and thought-provoking read this week. Rigoberta’s recounting of the many stories and ‘highlights’ of her life, although sometimes very hard to wrap my head around or to come to terms with their severity - I was eager to continue readi... read full post >>

This was a difficult book to read. It wasn’t a piece of fiction that someone had conjured up, instead it was a recounting of an actual person’s story. Since Mama Blanca we hadn’t read a story that was based on a person’s life, so reading this was a bit hard to register because of the […] read full post >>

I really enjoyed this read. I like that Burgos-Debray stayed true to Rigoberta’s words and lived experience through her transcription of the tapes, modifying very little. I listened to sections of the audiobook as well; hearing the words aloud was very powerful, and I can only imagine what it was like to sit in the […] read full post >>

I really enjoyed this week’s reading I, Rigoberta Menchú: an Indian woman in Guatemala by Rigoberta Menchú. Although the stories she disclosed were very sad, the testimonio was written in such a way that was very easy to follow along with while still being interesting. The first-person narration and straightforward, conversational nature of the stories/interviews …

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I had heard about Rigoberta Menchú before in another class when we were discussing indigeneity in Latin America, although we didn’t go much in-depth and I didn’t know much about who she was and what she did. Therefore, before reading this week’s book I did a bit of research about her and her trajectory as […] read full post >>

This was a very difficult book to read, not just due to it’s graphic nature but because of the depiction of the larger struggle in general, and the all the injustice central to Rigoberta’s story as well as the continued brutality of the authorities in Guatemala. I’m not an emotional person but I definitely teared […] read full post >>

I was highly excited about this week’s reading as I am half Guatemalan because my mom is from Guatemala. Aside... read full post >>

This week’s book was heavy in a way I was not expecting. Though Jon warned us of the content in this book, I listened to the audiobook and it was an emotionally draining experience. To have someone (obviously not Rigoberta herself but a human voice nonetheless) read you their story with all its tragedy and […] read full post >>

To me, this book was one of the harder ones to read. Not for the same reasons as Jorge Luis Borges, but because of how graphic the subject matter was at times. Because of this, I did find it hard to pick up, but I don't know if this was due to the leng... read full post >>

To me, this book was one of the harder ones to read. Not for the same reasons as Jorge Luis Borges, but because of how graphic the subject matter was at times. Because of this, I did find it hard to pick up, but I don't know if this was due to the leng... read full post >>