Reviews

Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri

martynahanna's review against another edition

5.0

Rich in historical facts, incredible stories, and very well written. Loved it. It should be on the curriculum!

lainibop's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

tfaye's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.0

carolinate's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

gems_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative slow-paced

4.5

aimee__a's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

5.0

laurynkelly's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

This book is an account of a fascinating history of African hair and colonialism all told through the personal lens of Dabiris’ experience growing up in a backwards racist Ireland. The tone of the book ebbs and flows between academic speak and personal colloquial language. Dabiri failed to bring these two together seamlessly which made for an off putting reading experience. This, along with the messy, disjointed structure of the paragraphs brought down the rating of the book. 

ruth_beadle's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

violet_reads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

albrunton's review against another edition

4.0

Reads more like a research paper than a book but is a fascinating study of history.