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Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be by Nichole Perkins
3 reviews
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
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!
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.
- 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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