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buttongirl22's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
4.25
This is a beautifully written and real collection of essays about growing up as a girl, womanhood, music, family, and sexuality.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Racism, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Cursing, Drug use, and Physical abuse
Minor: Police brutality, Rape, Stalking, Vomit, and Grief
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.
- 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.
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
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