American Dirt: why critics are calling Oprah`s book club pick exploitative and divisive
(The Guardian Culture News)

Latino writers say Jeanine Cummins´ novel uses stereotypes and exploits the suffering of Mexican immigrants American Dirt, the third novel by Jeanine Cummins, begins with a group of assassins opening fire on a quinceañera cookout. We watch Lydia´s entire family get killed, one by one. Only Lydia and her eight-year-old survive.The scene is one of many depictions of graphic violence in American Dirt and it has sparked an intense conversation about `pity porn` and writing about the Mexican immigrant experience. Continue reading...