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The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish

6 reviews

stuck_in_a_good_book's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

The entire time, I was laughing my head off because this books is funny af. It kinda toot me long to start reading it, and once I started to read, i couldn't stop and the next thing I knew i was done with it😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, Alcohol, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Grief

Minor: Drug use and Cursing

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

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

sarahlk's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

2.0

For a starter she really has had an interesting life and it was really interesting hearing her talk about what she has been through and how it has effected her. 

With that said I really didn't like how this book was written, it somewhat felt like it didn't know what to be a comedy or a serious telling about her life. You can tell (especially in the audiobook) that she is trying to be funny, and she kinda states it when she gets serious, but to me this book wasn't funny at all.
I also tought some parts was really confusing beacouse she jumped so much in the story, back and forth again and again. I can somewhat see what she was trying to do with seperating everything to people but when she has a chapter for her mother, grandmother, stepfather and her groving up, it gets too much. 

I also really didn't like how excesive the word B***H was used as a degrading think towards women, every woman that isn't her friend is a B. She also had a very problematic chapter about a disabled man where she mimicked his voice (probably to be funny). 

All this just didn't sit right with me, so i have to give it a low rating although she had an incredible story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexism

madisonfrank's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Abortion, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

danajoy's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

I was tempted to DNF, I'm not into gross-out humour, and this has a fair amount in it. 
This was not my favourite memoir personally but I appreciated the vulnerability that Tiffany Haddish showed. She was honest and raw, discussing her experience growing up (struggles with her mother and being in the foster system) and working to become a successful stand up comic (and then actress), which was really humbling. I was pretty uncomfortable with the way she described (and narrated) a disabled person but I can't personally speak to the representation. It was a strange section and I still don't know how I feel about it.  
I don't really rate memoirs but if you like her stand up then I would recommend the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization