A review by shakehreereads
Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be by Nichole Perkins

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5.0

🎵: Adore by Prince 

Aside from the romance genre, one of my fav genres is essays/memoirs, specifically those written by black women. I’m in awe of women’s experience and perspectives on life, love, womanhood, and relationships. I’m really just in awe of black women PERIODT, but I like hearing their tales of coming of age, their take on pop culture, and their tales of how they made it through some of their darkest times (and most with the ability to remain soft in a world that tries to harden us every day). And Sometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be is one of those stories. 

Okay, so boom. First, I borrowed this book from the library and IMMEDIATELY regretted not having purchased my own copy so I could annotate. It was so many passages I reread and came so close to highlighting (because we’ve all “forgot” to return a book or two 👀). 

This book was personable, relatable, and had me laughing out loud so many times. There are so many similarities between me and the author that I kept asking “is this me?” Our love for TV shows like Fraiser and Bones, especiallynow realizing that I, too, watched Bones while depressed. It was like hearing myself out loud for the first time. 

The author spilled herself onto these pages and I’m grateful. I definitely be purchasing my own copy (😉) and returning to these pages. 

My favorite essays: 

Fast

My brother the superhero 

I love Niles Crane 

The life of a succubus