cczilla's review against another edition
5.0
An insightful and eye-opening read. Would have loved to read this book as part of a class.
kjboldon's review against another edition
3.0
Some great, honest challenging writing on crucial topics here. But the essays often wandered far afield, the list essays didnt work for me, and it didn't hang together as a whole.
beatrice_k's review against another edition
1.0
Morgan Jerkins is brilliant, but not a brilliant writer. Don't read this expecting anything radical.
carrienation76's review against another edition
4.0
This is a solid essay collection with a couple notable standouts, particularly Black Girl Magic and Human, Not Black. Jerkins tackles topics of girlhood and womanhood with fierce precision while allowing layers of vulnerability and honesty to shine through.
michellekmartin's review against another edition
4.0
What a fantastic collection of essays. I really appreciated Jerkins’ point of view and how informative this collection was to me. I’m walking away with so much to think about and ponder.
laurab2125's review against another edition
4.0
An important read for furthering your understanding of the black experience and white privilege.
madamegeneva's review against another edition
3.0
This was a pretty good book, it just wasn’t as good as I was expecting. Maybe because I’d just finished Patrisse Khan-Cullors' “When They Call You a Terrorist”, which was so beautiful and well-written, I had higher hopes for this one.
Something about the writing made it difficult to read in parts, but it was still interesting.
Something about the writing made it difficult to read in parts, but it was still interesting.
mrsmorganlynch's review against another edition
5.0
I cannot recommend this book ENOUGH. Morgan is talking about the things that nobody wants to talk about. As she says (much more eloquently than I'm about to), this book is about Black females--not white females, although they might find themselves represented as well. This is such an important text. Everyone needs to read it.
sujata's review against another edition
4.0
This was very good and also really hard to read due to Jenkins' total candor and raw honesty. I recommend it.