The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl by Issa Rae

3.64 AVERAGE

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tiff5884's review against another edition

5.0
funny medium-paced

kads104's review against another edition

3.0
Cute, quick read. Funny book! I could relate to a good chunk of it and I learned some things about Issa that I didn't know before. Some parts dragged a little and Issa got self-aggrandizing at times, which was a bit annoying, but overall I enjoyed this book.
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mmchampion's review against another edition

4.25
funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
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bresbookshelf's review

4.5
funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced
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kastygian's review

4.5
funny medium-paced

juliebode's review

5.0
funny hopeful inspiring reflective
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jeaniinabottle's review against another edition

3.0
Maybe if I knew more about Issa Rae, I would have enjoyed this more? It was a book club selection, and I've so far consumed very few pieces of media Issa Rae produced.

As it was, it was fine. I have no specific complaints. It just didn't wow me. It was humorous but not hilarious, informative but not particularly educational. A solid three stars from me - I wouldn't recommend it on my own, but I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading it, either.

If you follow Issa Rae, you might enjoy it more.

dbluminberg's review against another edition

3.0
After reading about Issa Rae in the NYT, I watched a couple of her web episodes and got the book from the library. Neither the Internet show nor the book was as funny as I thought it would be; entertaining but no laugh-out-loud moments.

bgrable92's review against another edition

3.0
Issa Rae offered a fresh and funny voice, her essays alternating between hilarious stories and astute insight into her life as an "awkward black girl."
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stylintraveler26's review against another edition

2.0
I'm not really into memoirs. This one was no exception. I related to some of the content and there were a few funny moments but overall it was a bit boring. There didn't seem to be any logical order. It was more like flipping through someone's diary and randomly reading excerpts. I like her Web series but I'll pass on other books.