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Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic by Kenya Hunt

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ashp's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective

3.75

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junglejelly's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I really enjoyed this collection of essays. They're all so well written, cover a wide range of topics, and convey so much.

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tuma's review

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informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

Thoughtful and insightful essays. I enjoyed and found almost of them interested. A few resonated more deeply than others because of my current life season and experiences. I would recommend. 😊

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dominic_t's review against another edition

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5.0

This is such a great book! The essays cover a wide range of topics, and they all use personal experiences as a jumping off point to get into larger topics. Kenya Hunt wrote most of the essays, but she included a handful of great essays by other writers.

I loved how some of Kenya's essays connected different topics together in a way I had never considered before. One of her essays connects the Unite the Right rally in 2017 to Meghan Markle and Harry leaving the royal family in 2020. Juxtaposing those two things made me think about them in a new light. I really like that.

Her essay on activism is also really great. She highlights the shortcomings of social media activism and talks about some of the activism she's seen that has made a big difference.

I also loved her essay on motherhood. She talks about her abortion, births, and miscarriages, and she describes her emotional states so vividly. She also situates her experiences within a larger context of the experiences of Black pregnant people.

So many of the essays are amazing. I definitely recommend this one.

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readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

Really interesting collection of essays on the use of the word 'girl' and what it means to Kenya Hunt and her friends, family, and peers. The essays also delve into the camaraderie between Black women, their bonds of sisterhood, and their differing experiences of racism and inequality. A short read, but certainly worth picking up. (The only down side was that there was once when I was confused about whether or not there was a guest essay being narrated, but that might just be down to the audiobook.)

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bookedbyelizabeth's review

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challenging reflective medium-paced

I really enjoyed this essay collection on Black womanhood, motherhood, and more. Though the essays cover heavy topics, including police brutality, racism, and miscarriages, they also include love, community, and Black Girl Magic. Some of my favorite essays were Girl, Notes on Woke, and Bad Bitches. I also liked the essays by other writers, such as Upon Reflection by Fumni Fetto, Just for Me by Freddie Harrel, and On Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams.

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