A review by holly_keimig
You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism by Lacey Lamar, Amber Ruffin

4.0

As soon as I heard Amber Ruffin had a book coming out, I knew I needed to read it. I always enjoy her sketches on Late Night with Seth Myers and her own new show on Peacock. This is a really good book to help people understand microaggressions better and what Black people have to deal with on a day to day basis in America. As a white woman, I learned quite a bit about why certain things were upsetting and definitely picked up some additional tips on what not to do in certain situations. The book was funny but with an aftertaste of shock/pain/horror. The stories about Amber and Lacey (sisters) and the rest of their family (especially their mom) were very entertaining and I definitely would read more. I am sad about all the horrible things they have had to deal with but amazed at how strong (and funny) they are even after facing all of those things. This one is definitely worth a read! Anytime I can laugh and learn a lot at the same time, I'm in!