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

22 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. 

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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

mochimustreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

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

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

sarahbliss's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Fatphobia and Toxic relationship

tallybae's review

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Stalking

bookedandfrizzy's review

I think I’m really starting to get into essays. Nichole has a way of making you relate to things that you didn’t think you related to. This book is raw. It’s vulnerable. It’s honest. Its funny. It’s human. I was first introduced to Nichole by listening to her podcast-Thirst Aid Kit. My friend sent me the link and said “Jas, this is you in podcast form” 😂It’s still one of my favorite podcasts today. 

There’s something really beautiful about vulnerability. Nichole doesn’t tell us everything of course, but she gives us just enough that it feels like we’re on this journey of self discovery with her. She does not shy away from her experiences. She shares the good and the bad. I found myself giving grace as she gives herself grace. Some essays made me uncomfortable, which isn’t a bad thing. Hell, I hope to be this liberated one day. Some made me laugh out loud. Others made me gasp in unbelief (Scandalous). Many made sit in the quiet (Don’t Take Roses Away From Me). 

This is the first memoir I’ve read that’s in essay form. My one complaint about most memoirs is that they don’t come off as cohesive. The essay format really works here.

Some of my favorite parts are when Nichole talks about her family and upbringing. I love how we get glimpses of those she clearly cares for. I also how pop culture topics are woven into the different essays. There’s something both affirming and challenging within the pages. 

Please check for CW and TW. 

4⭐️

Favorite Essays:

A Woman Who Shouts

Prince’s Girl

HBCUs Taught Me

My Kameelah-Ass List

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

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

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