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Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be by Nichole Perkins

4 reviews

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

emotional funny

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Racism, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Addiction

ecn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

2.75

I don’t know how I feel about this book. I really like the voice of the author and hearing about her journey through her sex life as she ages, but the overall work left something to be desired.

The essays felt disjointed and information felt too all over the place. There were so many times where it felt like I was rereading something or should be finding something out for the first time instead of the 3rd or 4th. 

The summary also felt very far removed from what the book discussed, which left me a bit disappointed. I wanted there be to much more discussion on pop culture and how it shaped her - not just a few moments. The story was also SO heavily centered around her sex life that it felt like it was only about that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, and Racism

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

sfbookgirl's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

I stopped giving memoirs a star rating but that isn’t to say that I really enjoyed Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be. I definitely did not anticipate the extent of sexual content Nichole Perkins includes in her memoir but found it refreshing to read about a woman who is so open about her sexuality. Perkins touches on and delves deep into her life as a Black woman experiencing mental illness, racism, and her ability to be so self-aware about both her flaws and her strengths. 

 

I am generally a big fan of short stories and I enjoyed how Perkins breaks up her memoir into several stories to mark key moments in her life. Perkins also writes about her experience attending an HBCU and why choosing to enroll in an HBCU gave her empowerment. Even if you haven’t heard about Perkins before, it’s worth picking up her memoir to learn about a strong woman who embraces the imperfect. 

 

Thank you Grand Central Pub for a gifted copy! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Rape, Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, and Ableism

caseythereader's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

3.5

Thanks Grand Central Publications for the free advance copy of this book.

 - SOMETIMES I TRIP ON HOW HAPPY WE COULD BE is for fans of Roxane Gay, Tressie McMillan Cottom, and of course Perkins' dearly departed podcast Thirst Aid Kit.
- Perkins is working to untangle the messages she received in her youth about how to be a proper Black woman and learn to live her life exactly the way she wants to.
- She is open about everything from sex to church to drugs to love. Some essays I wish were expanded on a little more, but I'll read anything by Perkins - her mix of tender and serious is perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence