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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
It took me to be a mother to actively want to read this book, to have a shared experience with another mother, another black mother.
Good for giving a perspective on motherhood that is often omitted. It is her experience though, not that of all black mothers, i.e. I share elements of my experience with her, e.g. I worry about my children experiencing racism, but I didn't have the fraught experience she had with her mother and the story of how I got my bugaboo is a lot less interesting - I just went to John Lewis. But, as Chimamanda says, this is why we don't want single stories, and this one helps colour in what can otherwise be a very pale and middle class canon. A quick and worthwhile read.
I really enjoyed this book. It was so well written and an engaging read. After reading a lot this past year about the lived experiences of black people, I was curious what I’d get from this book but Candice offers a different perspective and analysis that I hadn’t really read elsewhere. It was really thought provoking and enlightening about being black and British, especially the difficulties that black mothers face. Definitely one to add to your list.
Not sure what else to say except as a white woman, I’m really glad I read this. Finished it in one swift sitting.
A great overview of topics around motherhood that would never even occur to me as a white mother. Candice touches on various aspects of Black womanhood & community in general that need more conversation. Would love to hear more from her.
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
Interesting and frank take on black motherhood in the UK. The role of family and the impact, both of outside influences and within oneself, of parenthood.
In October, I went down to London to the #Quercus2020 event to hear about their upcoming publications.
At this event @candicebrathwaite gave a short talk about her upcoming book “I Am Not Your Baby Mother”. Now, I’m not a mother, but I do follow various “mummy bloggers” online. And even Candice’s short speech made me realise how narrow my view of motherhood was.
I took a sample, read it and loved it; and now I’ve listened to Candice reading her audiobook, ‘I Am Not Your Baby Mother’.
This book has made me start to think about things differently, how I perceive motherhood, what kind of mother I want to be, how I can teach my future children to be allies and actively anti racist. Candice talks about this, as well her own experiences of racial discrimination and sexism, with such sharp wit and wonderful writing you can laugh and cry in a single sentence.
At the end of that evening in October, when I had consumed a little too much complimentary wine, @quercusbooks, Candice and @daniellelove.x let me go in their cab back to Euston station. Danielle told me how proud she was of her sister and now I know why. Candice’s book shows what an incredibly strong woman and mother she is, and it’s a book we should all read; parents or not.
At this event @candicebrathwaite gave a short talk about her upcoming book “I Am Not Your Baby Mother”. Now, I’m not a mother, but I do follow various “mummy bloggers” online. And even Candice’s short speech made me realise how narrow my view of motherhood was.
I took a sample, read it and loved it; and now I’ve listened to Candice reading her audiobook, ‘I Am Not Your Baby Mother’.
This book has made me start to think about things differently, how I perceive motherhood, what kind of mother I want to be, how I can teach my future children to be allies and actively anti racist. Candice talks about this, as well her own experiences of racial discrimination and sexism, with such sharp wit and wonderful writing you can laugh and cry in a single sentence.
At the end of that evening in October, when I had consumed a little too much complimentary wine, @quercusbooks, Candice and @daniellelove.x let me go in their cab back to Euston station. Danielle told me how proud she was of her sister and now I know why. Candice’s book shows what an incredibly strong woman and mother she is, and it’s a book we should all read; parents or not.
An incredibly honest view into modern issues faced by black mothers. Absolutely vital reading for everyone.