A review by blumoongirl
Girl Gurl Grrrl: On Womanhood and Belonging in the Age of Black Girl Magic by Kenya Hunt

4.0

This book was a collection of essays by a black author, with a story to tell. She is every woman and she is also unique in many of her life’s circumstances. She is an Ex pat in London, she is a new mom, she is a strong, black woman… she writes about all of these thing in a very succinct, and matter of fact way. There is no sugarcoating how she feels and she is forthright about her own struggles as a woman, and most importantly struggles as a black woman in this world.

My favorite essay was her Woke essay. To badly paraphrase ‘just bring up the word woke in mixed company and you don’t even have to worry about getting to know somebody after seeing eyes roll and smirks’. So true.

I’ve read some of the reviews that complain that she is not overly informed when it comes to politics…. But that’s the beauty of a book of your own essays. She is writing what she wants and what she feels. And she’s entitled to every single word. Not every book of essays has to fit the readers agenda.