The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl
In the bestselling tradition of Sloan Crosley’s I Was Told There’d Be Cake and Mindy Kaling’s Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, a collection of humorous essays on what it’s like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and black as cool.My name is “J”...
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In the bestselling tradition of Sloan Crosley’s I Was Told There’d Be Cake and Mindy Kaling’s Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, a collection of humorous essays on what it’s like to be unabashedly awkward in a world that regards introverts as hapless misfits, and black as cool.My name is “J” and I’m awkward—and black. Someone once told me those were the two worst things
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781476749051 (1476749051)
ASIN: 1476749051
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleThis book was okay. I don't really know much about Issa Rae or her humor, but with blurbs like "You'll laugh freakishly hard" and "A book ripe with insights" (also pretty sure the phrase you're looking for is "rife with") right on the cover, I was expe...
The Story: Sitting here a full 26 hours after finishing I don’t have anything significant to say about this book. I enjoyed listening to it. I laughed and commiserated with Issa’s pain. I had wonderful nostalgic memories of 90’s music. I was jealous that I didn’t come from such a multicultural famil...
Issa Rae is a YouTube filmmaker and now, with this book, an author. Here is a link to her main YT page: https://www.youtube.com/user/actingrl112. Honestly, I had never heard of Issa Rae before reading this book. After reading this, I went straight to YT and subscribed to her channel. She has such ...
Awkward Black Girl is a web series I got hooked on in its early webisodes. Now that it is mainstream, the writing and comedy changed a bit. I stopped watching religiously. However, I was uber excited for the opportunity to review an ARC of the book. From YouTube to Galley pages!Jo-Issa Rae Diop (pro...
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