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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I know of Issa Rae from the ABG youtube series so I was excited to read her book. While I definitely enjoyed the book, the storytelling was very disjointed and jumped around a lot. I loved the anecdotes and side "guides" but I just wished there were smoother transitions. I look forward to her future projects in the TV/Film industry.
I have a new obsession; it's Issa Rae. I bought her book The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl a couple months ago and as I started reading it this week, I decided it was also time to check out her show Insecure. I devoured them both. This book is funny, sincere and life from Issa's perspective is delightful and not to be missed. And as a white woman who has lived her entire life in Iowa, there is not a lot of common life experience with Issa, a black woman who grew up in Los Angeles, Senegal and Maryland, but I did learn that there are some things about being awkward that are universal.
I wanted more from this memoir, More funny, more insight. She's certainly likable, but this was only mildly interesting.
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I picked this up to try to fill the void after “Insecure” ended. There are a few good chapters but it was generally “just okay.” I still think Issa Rae is super talented, but maybe this wasn’t the right book or was written prematurely (it reflects a young perspective on her life).
I listened to this book (read by author) and I enjoyed it. It isn't super funny, but it has some funny lines and stories. It is more the story of how Issa Rae got to where she is, and how she had a slightly unusual upbringing with a Senegalese dad who lived and worked in a different state.
Super quick and enjoyable.
Super quick and enjoyable.