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nickynarrates's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
austejausteja's review against another edition
4.0
I also forgot to log this!! it was such a vibrant and poignant collection of voices
fourleaf12's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to NetGalley, and 4th Estate for the complimentary copy of this book.
Having previously read the brilliant “Slay In Your Lane” by the same authors, I already knew this book was going to be brilliant.
Loud Black Girls is a compilation of short essays by several Black women, including authors, influencers, and those who are just starting out in their writing careers. It looks at so much that impacts Black women - including racism, stereotypes, our upbringing, history, work, our relationship with money (and talking about it more openly), microaggressions, dating, and more. Inspiring, powerful, brilliant.
Having previously read the brilliant “Slay In Your Lane” by the same authors, I already knew this book was going to be brilliant.
Loud Black Girls is a compilation of short essays by several Black women, including authors, influencers, and those who are just starting out in their writing careers. It looks at so much that impacts Black women - including racism, stereotypes, our upbringing, history, work, our relationship with money (and talking about it more openly), microaggressions, dating, and more. Inspiring, powerful, brilliant.
lottie1803's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
alias_'s review against another edition
3.0
This was my first time reading an essay anthology before and I have discovered that I do not care for it. Having so many different authors contribute sounded amazing initially, to hear from a variety of voices, however, it led to inconsistency in the writing itself. Simply put, some writers were better than others— and in a few cases, by very large margins.
Elizabeth Fapuro, Eunice Olumide, Kuba Shand-Baptiste, Phoebe Parke, Selina Thompson, and Siana Bangura all provided well-written, thoughtful essays that I really enjoyed. I look forward to hearing more from them. The rest, however, were mediocre at best. I really wanted to like this anthology but it just didn't do it for me.
I also want to put this out there that I am not a black women living in the UK. I am a light-skinned Puerto Rican who grew up in Florida and currently lives in NZ. I don't really disagree with what any of the writers actually said (except for Princess Peach who I think was unconsciously espousing black excellence narratives which other writers within this book describe how problematic that narrative can be). It is moreso that I disagree with the lack of entertainment or informative value as well as some essays felt like they said nothing for 10 pages except regurgitated inspirational messages. They didn't really add or teach much of anything about real black feminist discourse which I wanted more insight on. It was why I picked up this book and only a handful of essays actually gave that to me.
Elizabeth Fapuro, Eunice Olumide, Kuba Shand-Baptiste, Phoebe Parke, Selina Thompson, and Siana Bangura all provided well-written, thoughtful essays that I really enjoyed. I look forward to hearing more from them. The rest, however, were mediocre at best. I really wanted to like this anthology but it just didn't do it for me.
I also want to put this out there that I am not a black women living in the UK. I am a light-skinned Puerto Rican who grew up in Florida and currently lives in NZ. I don't really disagree with what any of the writers actually said (except for Princess Peach who I think was unconsciously espousing black excellence narratives which other writers within this book describe how problematic that narrative can be). It is moreso that I disagree with the lack of entertainment or informative value as well as some essays felt like they said nothing for 10 pages except regurgitated inspirational messages. They didn't really add or teach much of anything about real black feminist discourse which I wanted more insight on. It was why I picked up this book and only a handful of essays actually gave that to me.
em_r's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
4.25
Reading this in 2024 was mildly depressing on account of some references to the orange aspiring dictator being relevant again due to recent reelection. However, despite this, there is a sense of hope throughout the essays that also still feels relevant now with emphasis on collaboration and collective action to fight for a better future.
Several favourite lines - this one from Jendella Benson:"This is the dance of history, with progressive leaps forward being met with vicious opposition from those wishing to keep the status quo."
Several favourite lines - this one from Jendella Benson:
thevivifriend's review against another edition
5.0
A collection of essays from many black girls and women with very different backgrounds and experiences. I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed that each author narrated their own story.