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dawsonaurora's review against another edition
5.0
Gave me a lot to think about but was also very re-affirming.
Worth re-reading and telling everyone to read, regardless of whether or not this is the type of book they would ordinarily pick up on their own.
Worth re-reading and telling everyone to read, regardless of whether or not this is the type of book they would ordinarily pick up on their own.
simplyselicia's review against another edition
3.0
I don't really have a rating for this, just something to marinate on for a while
nad_books623's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
As a Black woman this book is healing and has depended my understanding of the world and myself. I think that this is a must read if you’re a Black woman. Although, I think everyone should read it. I liked how it was a reflective style writing that was a mix of being a memoir and sharing knowledge.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Rape and Slavery
Minor: Police brutality
erboe501's review against another edition
3.0
I don't read many memoirs, but the title and subject of this one drew me in. I appreciated how Jerkins articulated a lot of crucial points about speaking to people about race. And the sections about discovering her sexuality approached the topic from a new angle that I hadn't read from before. Her faith was another surprise in a feminist book, offering a new spin on these topics.
harleyeryley's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
lattelibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
If there is a book that should be required reading for this year, This Will Be My Undoing is it. Her words ring out with truth, and they are poetic. For the first half of this book, I was unfortunate enough to not have a pen with me, so now half of the book is underlined and annotated and the other half isn't. But I suppose that just means I should read it again...
Morgan Jerkins is a twenty-something who can speak a multitude of languages and has visited many countries, all the while forging a career for herself. Though it hasn't been easy--being a black woman surely has brought her some disadvantages from the start.
As a white woman myself, I find this book to be immensely important. Not only does it help me reinforce me deconstructing the anti-black and misogynistic narratives with which I've been socialized, but it has taught me so much more than I could have ever hoped. This book is filled with essays, and letters, and rules, and each piece makes me wonder how it can be that Jerkins is only twenty-something, for she has the most incredible mastery of language that I've seen in my generation.
This book is something to behold, and it's another thing to hold it in your hands. It is timely, it is important, it is essential.
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Morgan Jerkins is a twenty-something who can speak a multitude of languages and has visited many countries, all the while forging a career for herself. Though it hasn't been easy--being a black woman surely has brought her some disadvantages from the start.
As a white woman myself, I find this book to be immensely important. Not only does it help me reinforce me deconstructing the anti-black and misogynistic narratives with which I've been socialized, but it has taught me so much more than I could have ever hoped. This book is filled with essays, and letters, and rules, and each piece makes me wonder how it can be that Jerkins is only twenty-something, for she has the most incredible mastery of language that I've seen in my generation.
This book is something to behold, and it's another thing to hold it in your hands. It is timely, it is important, it is essential.
Review cross-listed here!
liketheday's review against another edition
3.0
A little more, uh, explicit than I was expecting, and a bit more academic, too. But still fun and fascinating.