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We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True by Gabrielle Union
4.0
Prior to reading this, Gabrielle Union was just a familiar face I’d seen on my TV screen since I was a kid. I liked her as an actress, but she wasn’t an actress whose personal life I wanted to delve into. I haven’t even watched many of her interviews. However, I would always see this book on my timeline so my curiosity got the best of me and I bought it.
We’re Going to Need More Wine was like sitting at a dinner table and listening to Gabrielle share some of her life stories. She seems to lay it all out there, her voice strong, clear, and blunt. She also uses some stories to highlight topics like sex, racism, break-ups, life as a step parent and so much more. It’s not in chronological order, but I guess real storytelling over wine isn’t either.
Once I finished the book, I realized that a common theme weaved in between the stories was fear, which was equally something I wasn’t expecting and something I liked. If there was one chapter I had to re-read over and over again, it would be Chapter 6: “Who Hates You Most?” because the story about Queeshaun was hilarious.
I would first recommend We’re Going to Need More Wine to big fans of Gabrielle Union. And if you’re like me—someone who’s not a huge fan but someone curious about her life, I would recommend reading a sample of it to see if you like it and then proceed from there. Coming from someone who rarely reads nonfiction, I personally liked it and found a few gems in it.
⚠️TW: Sexual assault & explicit language
We’re Going to Need More Wine was like sitting at a dinner table and listening to Gabrielle share some of her life stories. She seems to lay it all out there, her voice strong, clear, and blunt. She also uses some stories to highlight topics like sex, racism, break-ups, life as a step parent and so much more. It’s not in chronological order, but I guess real storytelling over wine isn’t either.
Once I finished the book, I realized that a common theme weaved in between the stories was fear, which was equally something I wasn’t expecting and something I liked. If there was one chapter I had to re-read over and over again, it would be Chapter 6: “Who Hates You Most?” because the story about Queeshaun was hilarious.
I would first recommend We’re Going to Need More Wine to big fans of Gabrielle Union. And if you’re like me—someone who’s not a huge fan but someone curious about her life, I would recommend reading a sample of it to see if you like it and then proceed from there. Coming from someone who rarely reads nonfiction, I personally liked it and found a few gems in it.
⚠️TW: Sexual assault & explicit language