A review by lanidacey
This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminist in (White) America by Morgan Jerkins

2.0

This is not a terrible book, but it's not a great one, either. It has its moments; there are lines and essays that I like. I enjoy Jerkins' writing most when it's more literary and prose-y, such as the "How to be Docile" essay. Her personal reflections, though, tend to meander and lose focus. I appreciate that she shows us all her vulnerabilities, such as her judgment of another black girl growing up, her porn habit and her labiaplasty, but she doesn't do a great job at showing the connections between them and larger issues such as feminism and racism.

As she says in her book, though, these are her stories and she can only speak for herself. So, if you are a non-Black woman reading this collection, please be include other voices in your TBR.