A Bestselling Memoir: The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl (Paperback)

from Narshkite

Reads like a collection of blog entries. Some are quite good, some are not as good, none are bad, all would benefit from not being read one after the other.

from Juva

A collection of stories from the author's childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, often revolving around her own social awkwardness. I was not familiar with the author and her work before reading this book and so I probably didn't appreciate it as much as someone who was already a fan. Howev...

from cindywho

A student I was working with was reading this and laughing quite a bit. It was a good collection of personal essays by Issa Rae - who so far has had a lucky and interesting life and can examine herself and others in a smart and humorous way.

from howifeelaboutbooks

I had never heard of Issa Rae, but wanted to read her book because it was on We Need Diverse Books' end of the year booklist. I'm so glad I picked it up. Issa Rae is so relatable, and humorous, and tells it like it is. I love essay collections anyway, but hers was a great read that I couldn't put...

from BookDivasReads

Although I could related to some of the experiences of the author, most of the time I read this I simply felt too old to relate.