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Not all rainbows in these celebrity memoirs

We're Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union

Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair) by Rosie Perez

November 23, 2020 by teresaelectro Leave a Comment

I read We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union for my last in-person Mocha Girls Read meeting in March. This memoir is a collection of moments that are mostly linear with some flashbacks. Unlike Becoming, the chapters are not as detailed about her early childhood. The book is all about keeping it real and reflecting on her past with levity. We learn about her family and how she at a young age she looked after herself. With no supervision, Gabrielle got up to some […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair), autobiography, celebrity, Celebrity Memoir, child abuse, childhood trauma, comedy actress, Gabrielle Union, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, latinx author, Rosie Perez, trauma, We're Going to Need More Wine

teresaelectro's CBR12 Review No:21 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, and Still Came Out Smiling (with Great Hair), autobiography, celebrity, Celebrity Memoir, child abuse, childhood trauma, comedy actress, Gabrielle Union, Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, latinx author, Rosie Perez, trauma, We're Going to Need More Wine ·
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Can I be friends with Tiffany Haddish plz?

February 25, 2018 by teresaelectro 7 Comments

Tiffany Haddish‘s memoir The Last Black Unicorn is a trip! I first came across her on Jimmy Kimmel  retelling her now famous swamp tour Groupon story. She was hilarious and seemed like a ton of a fun. I’m so happy Groupon figured out what is up and has her doing commercials. I knew she was a comedian and starred in Girls Trip, but beyond that I didn’t know much about her. Thus, I was super pumped to read her book. And it did not disappoint! If you […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor Tagged With: #memoir, autobiography, comedy, comedy actress, foster care, Girls Trip, humor, los angeles, the last black unicorn, tiffany haddish

teresaelectro's CBR10 Review No:5 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor · Tags: #memoir, autobiography, comedy, comedy actress, foster care, Girls Trip, humor, los angeles, the last black unicorn, tiffany haddish ·
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