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A review by tutti1908
Black Friend: Essays by Ziwe
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.