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A review by angethology
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
3.25
"You can't save me, because I'm not in peril."
A solid short story collection about Black women in church being in touch with their own desires, having their own unexpected scandals, and finding their own identity outside of the church. It encompasses all kinds of stories, from queer ones to ones with complex, problematic fam dynamics.
And most importantly, it shows the stereotypes that Black church women can often be reduced — there's a variety of stories that particularly highlight the 'transgressions' that all kinds of women can engage in, sometimes without shame, and other times with a bit of contemplation. Like a lot of short story collections, some of them are a hit or miss personally, but I think it's one worth reading. "Snowfall," "How to Make Love to a Physicist," and "Instructions for Married Christian Husbands" are my favorites.
A solid short story collection about Black women in church being in touch with their own desires, having their own unexpected scandals, and finding their own identity outside of the church. It encompasses all kinds of stories, from queer ones to ones with complex, problematic fam dynamics.
And most importantly, it shows the stereotypes that Black church women can often be reduced — there's a variety of stories that particularly highlight the 'transgressions' that all kinds of women can engage in, sometimes without shame, and other times with a bit of contemplation. Like a lot of short story collections, some of them are a hit or miss personally, but I think it's one worth reading. "Snowfall," "How to Make Love to a Physicist," and "Instructions for Married Christian Husbands" are my favorites.