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bzm0023's review against another edition
funny
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
This had been on my radar for a minute and I’m so glad I finally got around to it! Ziwe is obviously brilliant and had me actually laughing out loud, which does not happen often. I really appreciated the balance between very serious commentary on some of the darkest parts of our history and society through personal anecdotes, with some of the most hilariously stupid footnotes that had me wishing they would never end. Seriously the footnotes were low key my favorite part- do not skip!
ebooklover's review against another edition
5.0
F*ck it - five stars for Ziwe!
This book was genuinely hilarious, I think I laughed out loud more than I have reading any other book. It's also very thoughtful and nuanced. The biggest strength of this collection is how well it strikes that balance: funny but thoughtful.
The audiobook did have some issues. A handful of line reads were just awkward and could have used another take. I don't blame Ziwe, probably not her fault. And besides that I mostly enjoyed her narration.
This book was genuinely hilarious, I think I laughed out loud more than I have reading any other book. It's also very thoughtful and nuanced. The biggest strength of this collection is how well it strikes that balance: funny but thoughtful.
The audiobook did have some issues. A handful of line reads were just awkward and could have used another take. I don't blame Ziwe, probably not her fault. And besides that I mostly enjoyed her narration.
tutti1908's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I decided to give this book 3 stars, although it almost reached a 3.5 for me. In the end, I left it at 3 stars because, honestly, I feel pretty neutral about it. It wasn’t thrilling, it wasn’t awful—it was just okay.
I came into it not knowing much about Ziwe, but having seen her a few times on Bravo’s Clubhouse, I was intrigued enough by her presence and the title of the book to give it a try. I’m not sure what I was expecting, and perhaps I should have listened to the audiobook instead of reading it. Some of the sarcasm and jokes just didn’t quite land for me on the page.
That said, there were a few good quotes I took from the book, and certain stories resonated with me as a young, dark-skinned, single, child-free Black woman living in America. Still, it wasn’t the kind of book that gripped me or made me eager to return to it.
I would still recommend others give it a read, as it’s a relatively quick book to get through. However, it’s not something I’m likely to revisit or rave about in the future.
I came into it not knowing much about Ziwe, but having seen her a few times on Bravo’s Clubhouse, I was intrigued enough by her presence and the title of the book to give it a try. I’m not sure what I was expecting, and perhaps I should have listened to the audiobook instead of reading it. Some of the sarcasm and jokes just didn’t quite land for me on the page.
That said, there were a few good quotes I took from the book, and certain stories resonated with me as a young, dark-skinned, single, child-free Black woman living in America. Still, it wasn’t the kind of book that gripped me or made me eager to return to it.
I would still recommend others give it a read, as it’s a relatively quick book to get through. However, it’s not something I’m likely to revisit or rave about in the future.
mayflxwer's review against another edition
3.0
at times profound, but overall disjointed and difficult
to follow
to follow
liv_imler's review against another edition
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Poignant, funny, thoughtful. I’l became a massive Ziwe fan when she appeared on The Bachelor (which gets a s/o in this essay collection) and this essay collection did not disappoint!!
mariahw00ds's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism
Minor: Xenophobia