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

11 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed reading about a woman who is open about her desire for sex and ready to put in time to figure out what she needs. I wish her allllll the luck and orgasms in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Stalking, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Drug use

erinmcav's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Racism

bookishplantmom's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

I don’t quite know how to discuss memoirs. I’ve been following this author’s work since the Thirst Aid Kit days and I recall longing for her writing so badly every week. It was an absolute pleasure to get to engage with it in this way finally. This honest, poignant and vulnerable look into her life was really special to me and I’m glad I read it. Whatever she writes next, I’m there!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

elenichristine's review

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Stalking

Moderate: Domestic abuse

literarylaila's review

informative medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse

blackbookishbabe89's review

funny informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape

taibreakfast's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.5

Enjoyed this. Listened to the audiobook, but I would recommend reading the text instead. Frank, destigmatizing, and often funny storytelling in this memoir/collection of personal essays. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Body shaming

arianashea's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

sarahlovesbooks's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

An open, honest, intimate look back at the author's life experiences as a Black woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

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