specificwonderland's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
I thought this neat collection of essays was great! I highlighted some funny quotes and one I know I'll keep using is the idea that parents can raise us like plants and a checked-out, permissive parent raises us like cactuses, not orchids. 😄 (Gabourey Sidibe). The button pushing siblings calling each other black slaves as a beyond the pale insult is so intimate, it feels like the cruelty my sibling and I would have pushed on each other if we had ever been exposed to Roots as white kids in a very un-diverse small town.Â
dragongirl271's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
jaydionne's review
5.0
I loved this soooooo much! Gabrielle Sidibe and Kaitlyn Greenidge’s essays are my favorite. Of course I loved every essay but theirs touched me. Next reading challenge…all the book recommendations in this book lol!
gettinglostinfantasy's review
5.0
I thoroughly enjoyed all of the stories from black women writers about the first time they found themselves in literature. My favorite thing about this book was the recommendations of boons to read from all different genres. I especially love the "Books for a Black Girl's Soul" essay by Kaitlyn Greenidge. Now I'm off to make a new TBR for next year!