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You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Amber Ruffin, Lacey Lamar
jampsonn16's review against another edition
5.0
These stories were V funny but also disgusting/shocking/appalling/unbelievably stupid/every other word you can think of to describe racist behavior. An absolute must-read for anyone, especially those looking for antiracist literature. Amber narrates most of the audiobook and her delightful peppiness was much needed to get through these stories, but don't let that detract from how downright fucked up the people and instances in this book are. Racists suck, plain and simple.
chthoniclamb's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia
Minor: Racial slurs, Slavery, and Stalking
beanpod's review
5.0
I want to gift this book to everyone. I already know who the first one is going to. Well written, devastating, painfully funny. The stories in this book break your heart over and over but keep you reading.
j_nell's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Amber Ruffin is hilarious and I wish I was friends with her. She is a breath of fresh air and so frank it’s disturbing. Lacy is a role model to look up to no matter your age. These ladies make me wish I knew them growing up. The audio book had me in stitches at times.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
veganheathen's review
5.0
I listened to the audiobook of this one, which is read by the authors. It was funny and difficult all at the same time. A great read (or listen) for anyone. You'll laugh, you'll feel sick to your stomach, you might even learn a few things.
alicebme's review against another edition
5.0
Loved hearing their voices. The descriptions of the pictures were hilarious. I appreciate hearing these stories, as they are a much needed reminder that racism is an everyday thing, possible at any time, with potential for violence and any and all irrational actions.
berlinbibliophile's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Funny and depressing in equal measure, as long as you don't think about it too hard. Then it becomes just depressing.
It's a (relatively) light-hearted collection of stories, but I sometimes wished they'd focused a bit more on individual stories and left out some of the one-paragraph ones. But then again, those show how ever-present racism is.
It's a (relatively) light-hearted collection of stories, but I sometimes wished they'd focused a bit more on individual stories and left out some of the one-paragraph ones. But then again, those show how ever-present racism is.
katieinca's review
5.0
The stories are awful, the telling of them is amazing. You can laugh and learn and be appalled all at the same time! Lacey's only a little older than I am, and Omaha's not that far from where I grew up, and this... yeah, this is the stuff I didn't see. I'm not as surprised by these stories now as I would have been when I was 18, but having them all given the face of Lacey and collected in this nonstop avalanche really paints a heck of a picture. Piles of thanks to Amber and Lacey for putting it all down on paper. I wish this book had existed when I was younger (and maybe been required reading in my high school).