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

9 reviews

buttongirl22's review

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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. 
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greatexpectations77's review against another edition

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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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lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

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emotional funny

4.5

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erinmcav's review

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challenging reflective medium-paced

3.5

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ecn's review against another edition

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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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taibreakfast's review against another edition

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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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aargot1's review

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dark lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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bella_cavicchi's review

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emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.0

This collection -- a set of essays, a memoir, memoir-essays...? -- is fantastic, blending humor and vulnerability in a broad exploration of desire. I did wish for more moments of cultural critique, but take that as a reflection of what IS included -- i.e. all so good that I wanted more!

And a related read that her writing had me recall: Tressie McMillian Cottom's piece on the Black essay. So many brilliant books within the genre that I've loved, and so many I can't wait to get to.

Great stuff.
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caseythereader's review

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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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