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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I really love this book. I can relate to it which made this book even more enjoyable. I will definitely recommend this book to all my friends. I recognized Issa rae from her web series (Awkward black girl), this series was ver relatable and fun to watch. #awkward is beautiful
funny
reflective
I got the mp3 version from the library so I could have something to listen to at work. There were a lot of chuckle worth moments!
I’m not quite sure how to rate this book because I live Issa but did not love this book. I feel like she has done a lot of growing since this book was written and I appreciate that I can see that in her other works.
funny
medium-paced
Libby audio. Narrated by author. Read for IRL BC January 2022. This book covered a lot of her early life/childhood. It was published in 2015. I think if she came out with a new memoir this year, it would be far more interesting. Five seasons of her HBO series Insecure, writing/producing/show running… someone equated her to Tyler Perry… a nine figure deal with Warner … I feel like she would have more to say now.
"Being an introvert in a world that glorifies cool isn't easy."
I remember sitting in an airport a few months ago while waiting to board a flight to Houston and I decided to start this book and I am so happy that I did. In the past I watched a few episodes of Issa's show on YouTube so I was quite interested in learning more about her as a woman. I will say without a doubt that she is one of the few humans living on this planet that is completely honest with her self-esteem issues and it is all done with humor.
"Food is my destination, my journey, my reward, my friend - if only my metabolism matched that of the skinny, crackhead-bodied girls of my high school. How lucky they were!"
See, what she just did here??? We all love food, but we are brainwashed by the media that we shouldn't admit it. Issa has no problem admitting just how much she loved to eat but she infused some humor in there as well. This is pretty much the tone of the book.
While most of the book has humorous undertones, there are sections that are quite serious. As a black woman, here is my favorite passage from the book:
"I love being black; that's not a problem. The problem is that I don't want to always talk about it because honestly, talking about being "black" is extremely tiring. I don't know how Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson do it. I know why Cornel West and Tavis Smiley do it. They love the attention and the groupies. But the rest of these people who talk, think and breathe race every single day - how? Just how? Aren't they exhausted?"
I swear it is like Issa knows some of my innermost thoughts! And, with her not being afraid to share her perspective on things such as food, lotion, hair, and black leaders it allows some of us to know we aren't alone in what goes through our brain. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is nothing short of brilliant. It will make you laugh out loud, it will make you think, and it will help make you feel more comfortable sharing your innermost thoughts because you now know you are not alone!
I remember sitting in an airport a few months ago while waiting to board a flight to Houston and I decided to start this book and I am so happy that I did. In the past I watched a few episodes of Issa's show on YouTube so I was quite interested in learning more about her as a woman. I will say without a doubt that she is one of the few humans living on this planet that is completely honest with her self-esteem issues and it is all done with humor.
"Food is my destination, my journey, my reward, my friend - if only my metabolism matched that of the skinny, crackhead-bodied girls of my high school. How lucky they were!"
See, what she just did here??? We all love food, but we are brainwashed by the media that we shouldn't admit it. Issa has no problem admitting just how much she loved to eat but she infused some humor in there as well. This is pretty much the tone of the book.
While most of the book has humorous undertones, there are sections that are quite serious. As a black woman, here is my favorite passage from the book:
"I love being black; that's not a problem. The problem is that I don't want to always talk about it because honestly, talking about being "black" is extremely tiring. I don't know how Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson do it. I know why Cornel West and Tavis Smiley do it. They love the attention and the groupies. But the rest of these people who talk, think and breathe race every single day - how? Just how? Aren't they exhausted?"
I swear it is like Issa knows some of my innermost thoughts! And, with her not being afraid to share her perspective on things such as food, lotion, hair, and black leaders it allows some of us to know we aren't alone in what goes through our brain. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl is nothing short of brilliant. It will make you laugh out loud, it will make you think, and it will help make you feel more comfortable sharing your innermost thoughts because you now know you are not alone!
It was funny, and I felt like I could relate to a lot of the things he that were happening. But it was like scattergories, it was all over the place. Even the way it ended I was like wait what?!
This made me laugh out loud more than a handful of times. Good stuff. Also, it was great getting to know more about Issa and relate so well to her on numerous levels from culture shock to hair and appearance to the naiveté of certain things while being awkward and black. Hoping this is just the beginning of books we get to read by Issa Rae!