Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

4 reviews

keatynbergsten's review

dark funny fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Abortion

essie__reads's review

dark emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

1.0

Tiffany Haddish is brave for sharing her story because she has had a difficult journey to get where she is today, I was unaware of just how much she endured to become a comedian too. That being said, please be mindful of the content warnings because there are a lot- from her Dad abandoning her, to her experiences with her Mom's car accident and mental illness and abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic violence, etc. I enjoyed the fact that Tiffany Haddish narrated her memoir and it was her own voice telling her story. But the main reason this book gets 1 star from me is the chapter about how she hooked up with her disabled coworker. That chapter was INCREDIBLY ableist and offensive, the descriptions she used to describe him physically were atrocious, the voices she used during the narration for him was unnecessary, and the fact that she thought she saved him by sleeping with him?! And that she was doing him and all disabled people a service by telling the story of their relationship?! I cannot believe the editors allowed that shit to be published. The rest of the book was just fine, I wouldn't recommend it though. I didn't find it particularly funny and the ableism left a bad taste in my mouth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Abortion, Body shaming, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, and Sexual content

max_vampire's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

lil abelist but that's fine ig

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism

marchbabyy_08's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring

4.0

 Imma keep this short, but I really liked reading about Haddish's life and about how aspects of her childhood affect her today.

A lot of people are criticizing how she makes the heavy parts of her story "too lighthearted." At the end of the day. she's not telling someone else's life story, she's telling hers . She's a comedian and said repeatedly throughout the book that comedy is what got her through many dark times, so it only makes sense that she would tell these stories in a somewhat humorous tone.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship