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You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Lacey Lamar, Amber Ruffin
19 reviews
bookishmillennial's review
I really think this is required reading for people who like to spout off ignorantly that we are a “post racial” society 🫠
Amber and Lacey so graciously share mostly stories from Lacey’s lived experience as a Black woman in North Omaha, Nebraska, ranging from childhood stories to the present! I listened to the audiobook and felt like I was chatting with friends, so I highly recommend that. However, there are some photos they include in the digital or physical copy that are probably worth looking through when they reference those!
I think it’s important to commiserate and lament on shit that has happened to you and like they said, naming it what it is (racist) and speaking up about these encounters is important and needed. Black joy is absolutely important and needs to be centered more (and the story where their mom tells all of the schoolteachers that the chubby crayons are indeed Lacey’s was EXTREMELY satisfying), but we can’t let everything slip into oblivion and ignorance when it comes to the way racism still operates in this country. It is not a thing of the past, and it cannot be confronted if we do not speak up. I appreciate Lacey and Amber so much for writing this book, and I will continue to read whatever they write or go to any live shows if they ever have them!
Graphic: Gaslighting, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Classism, Toxic friendship, Racism, Slavery, and Police brutality
franklola's review
4.0
Moderate: Gaslighting, Bullying, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Classism, Cultural appropriation, and Racism
greywolfheir's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Police brutality
mrclintdavis's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Bullying, Racism, and Cultural appropriation
Moderate: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, and Racial slurs
awebofstories's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs
Moderate: Stalking and Police brutality
Grade: A So, do you want some comedy about racism? Or, should I say, do you want to be completely unsettled? Because this book is both. Amber Ruffin writes for Late Night with Seth Meyers and has her own show on the Peacock service, so she is well-known in the comedy world. Less known is her older sister, who lives in their hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. While Ruffin, who now lives in New York, doesn't face the same kind of racism that she did in her hometown, Lamar is still in the thick of it. This book is a collection of the racist incidents Lamar faces daily, which become the stories she tells her sister during their phone calls. I listened to the audiobook, which I believe is the way to go. However, there are many references to pictures in the book, so I would recommend getting a print copy (libraries are great for this!) so that you can see pictures of the creepy baby doll Lacey is gifted, as well as all her hairstyles and what they've been called. Ruffin does most of the narration, with Lamar chiming in at key moments to keep her sister on the straight and narrow. This works incredibly well; as a professional comedian and comic writer, Ruffin can deliver on these stories. I found myself simultaneously laughing out loud and being completely shocked by what I was hearing. It is horrifying that things depicted in these stories are happening in our present day, but Ruffin and Lamar point out how absurd the racists are. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it, especially if you can access both the print and audio versions.jessthanthree's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Police brutality and Racism
foreverinastory's review against another edition
5.0
CWs: Racism, racial slurs, bullying, police brutality, child abuse, cultural appropriation, xenophobia, gaslighting, sexism, misogynoir, stalking, cursing, religious bigotry, classism. Moderate: gun violence, emotional abuse, hate crime, mentions and jokes about slavery, medical content (medicalized racism), grief, colonisation.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Bullying, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Sexism, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Stalking, Cursing, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Slavery, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical content, Colonisation, and Emotional abuse
drinaiscold's review
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Stalking, Racism, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Violence
lit_with_lauren's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, and Sexism
hansbookshelf's review
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality