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

4.0

Fantastic. Jerkins reminded me a bit of a young, feminist, millennial Ta-Nehisi Coates at some points. While she is a capable narrator for audio I would recommend reading this collection. Some of the essays cover a wide range of issues only loosely tied together, which could be a bit hard to follow while listening. That would also be my one criticism - some of the essays - particularly Chapter 6, “Black Girl Magic,” could have been broken up into several different essays. From the disintegration of a loved one’s health, to mental illness, to the dark history of how modern medicine has abused black people, to Jerkins personal journey to self acceptance - she writes about each topic very well but seemed like each conversation would have been better served independently, rather than jumping around. I felt like there was a missed opportunity to go deeper.