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You know how you read Bossypants and then were like, I need more funny and inspiring memoirs RIGHT NOW? So you read Amy Poehler and hers is solid, thoughtful - but not nearly funny enough; and then you read Rob Lowe's first memoir and you're so happy and surprised that the most perfect male specimen ever to walk the planet earth also writes well and is funny and insightful? So you breathe a sigh of release and then Amy Schumer's memoir comes along and you pre-order it and whip that baby open the moment it hits your kindle and you laugh at some of it but then the book takes a weird and not at all funny turn and you realize that it's actually a protracted therapy session in which Amy comes to realize that she kinda hates her mom and is pretty dysfunctional and you sort of want to start a GoFundMe.com site for her so she can get the help she needs or at least hire a better editor next time? Well, Phoebe Robinson is right up there with Tina Fey. I don't say that lightly because I adore Tina Fey and she is a kickass writer and comedian and woman and owns her own life experiences and she can rock a red carpet dress like nobody's business even though she probably prefers jeans and a tee. So, this is serious business.
I picked up Robinson's book through some convoluted means - it was on a list or in the recommended reads after a book on some list somewhere or just ran across it randomly...I really don't know. I'd never heard of Phoebe Robinson before (sorry, Phebes) but that, of course, would never stop me from trying out a book. I'm so glad I'm open minded like that because Robinson made me laugh a LOT (even woke my husband up once due to shaking with laughter in bed), but it also made me cry from time to time. AND...it left me a more educated, thoughtful person than I had been before I began. Robinson writes about the black experience and the female experience - one of which I know a lot about, and one about which I know jack, because I am white; even with a tan I just look like Wonder Bread left in the toaster for about 25 seconds. Nada. I grew up in the suburbs of Illinois, Indiana, and Long Island, New York. You can't get much whiter than that.
So Phoebe Robinson shared some BPS (Black People Secrets) and, more importantly, she shared her own life experiences, which hit me like a ton of bricks and opened my eyes to perspectives to which I was so blind, I didn't even consider to consider them. Her discussion, for example, of the guilt and responsibility to white people that she felt as a young adult about every word she uttered really forced me to reconsider and reframe the experience of middle class black people (Robinson makes it very clear that she is not speaking for all black people, and as a woman and especially as a cancer patient, I totally get that... so I don't want to make sweeping generalizations). I feel stupid even saying this and I'm sure any POC (person of color) reading this is rolling their eyes and thinking, wow, "Dr." J, you are a moron. Which is true. But at least I'm trying my best to look beyond my own sheltered existence.
Anyway. This book is very well written, extremely funny, and offers some really extraordinary insights. I'm so glad it tumbled into my hands, because Phoebe Robibson, you have yourself a new fan for life. Thank you for going all in and sharing so much of yourself with the world.
Now quit reading my review and get to the bookstore or Kindle or the library right away!
I agree with all of the positive reviews, so I won't repeat them here. I'm a 50 yr old white dude Phoebe fan... including this book, and the podcasts Sooo Many White Guys & 2 Dope Queens (with Jessica Williams!!). I knew the book would be funny, and it is, but I didn't know it also has some very serious insights and valuable commentary on racial issues. Whether you want to major in White Studies, or just understand more about the effects of white culture on people of color, this is a great read. And just to make a plug for her podcasts...here's a story. I go on solo rock climbing adventures in the mountains and search for new climbs. Recently, I was a little too far out there. I was out of food and water, it was too hot, the gear was too heavy, the climbing was too hard, and I had to hang behind a small bush just to get a little shade. I was really at my limit and needed a mental boost before I could go on. There was no reception, but I had already downloaded a million podcasts. I needed something positive, and something that would bring me back to life. The only thing that worked was her podcasts! Thank you Phoebe and Jessica!
Just finished this book. As a Black woman, I found the subject matter fairly interesting, but the writing style was a little too wordy for me. Also, a lot of the material was not funny where the author's intent was clearly meant to convey funny. Being much older than the author, I found that many of her references in this book were people/things I could relate too. But overall a decent read.
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