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A review by brandonsbooked
Rabbit: The Autobiography of Ms. Pat by Patricia Williams
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
I wanted to read 𝘙𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘵, the
autobiography of comedian Ms. Pat Williams after
watching her show on BET+. I would crack up
watching the show loosely based around her life but it
also made me curious about the serious subject matter
that she’d turned into jokes.
As one of five siblings born to an alcoholic mother,
much of Ms. Pat’s life reads like an Urban Fiction
novel, which only makes it sadder when you remember
it’s true. By 15 she was a mother of two children by a
man almost a decade older than her. Resorting to
selling crack to survive. A string of bad choices and
bad men lead Ms. Pat astray she follows some advice
which helps lead her to comedy. There are moments of
humor, but don’t look for the book to be outright
funny. Life in Atlanta during the crack epidemic was
anything but, yet Ms. Pat’s story remains hopeful and
inspirational. ✨
Reviewing someone’s life story is HARD, so I like to
focus on the places their life too me. I loved that this
autobiography feels like a journey that I went on with
Ms. Pat. Her childlike interpretation of her life growing
up was felt wholeheartedly. Her naiveness when she
thought she was being loved translated well. I
understood her desperation to make things work for
her family. I see the light that was her comedy
bubbling underneath. It feels like I went through all of
this with her which kept me hooked.
autobiography of comedian Ms. Pat Williams after
watching her show on BET+. I would crack up
watching the show loosely based around her life but it
also made me curious about the serious subject matter
that she’d turned into jokes.
As one of five siblings born to an alcoholic mother,
much of Ms. Pat’s life reads like an Urban Fiction
novel, which only makes it sadder when you remember
it’s true. By 15 she was a mother of two children by a
man almost a decade older than her. Resorting to
selling crack to survive. A string of bad choices and
bad men lead Ms. Pat astray she follows some advice
which helps lead her to comedy. There are moments of
humor, but don’t look for the book to be outright
funny. Life in Atlanta during the crack epidemic was
anything but, yet Ms. Pat’s story remains hopeful and
inspirational. ✨
Reviewing someone’s life story is HARD, so I like to
focus on the places their life too me. I loved that this
autobiography feels like a journey that I went on with
Ms. Pat. Her childlike interpretation of her life growing
up was felt wholeheartedly. Her naiveness when she
thought she was being loved translated well. I
understood her desperation to make things work for
her family. I see the light that was her comedy
bubbling underneath. It feels like I went through all of
this with her which kept me hooked.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Drug use