Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I had 2 primary goals going into this book that i’ll honestly spill: 1.I wanted to know why she hadn’t had children 2.Why it appears Dwayne Wade’s third son is an elephant in the room no one can address I know this is very messy and childish of me, but hey – like i said , i wanted to get into her business! I regretfully got the answer to my first question in the essay, “Get Out My Pussy”, and the second was answered by a woman in my book club who happened to go through the same experience . . . Although before I get into that, can i just say i love Gabrielle after reading this book. I’m no longer naive enough to say i like her from the characters she’s played on various movie screens, but i plainly love “Nikki”. She told her business so comfortably throughout this collection of essays, that i often found myself laughing out loud, nodding my head in agreeance , or simply telling her to “shutup and get to the point” .i truly felt like I was sitting somewhere close to her ,where she felt comfortable enough to show me some of her “scars”. Some of my favorite essays in the book were, “Black girl blues”, “Crash and burn marriage”, and “Warning:Famous Vaginas get itchy, too. I felt like they removed a barrier to Gabrielle that was present (i could of put it there after watching Too Can Play That Game TBH), where she gives insight into her black experience in America, how that has affected many of her romantic relationships, and how being famous can result in putting vanilla yogurt in your vagina in the wee hours of the morning (you’ll have to read it to know what i’m referring too) Nikki is TRULY a personality removed from any script we may have seen her act out. Although with all that said ,i still felt myself judging her (which isn’t my place and i hated it whenever i would do it ) when she didn’t directly talk about Dwayne’s 4 year old son he had while they were on break. I mean, you see the hashtag #thewades and all you see are images of Gabrielle, Dwayne Wade, his 2 son’s from his previous marriage and his nephew that he raises. That it really left a “weird” taste in my mouth until one of my book club members stated that when she went through a similar situation – she didn’t speak on it until she was fully healed to discuss it. She suggested that Gabrielle may still be working through it, as she had to do with the rest of the issues she can now candidly discuss in these essays. Although when something is still hurting it’s not time to remove the bandage just yet… Overall, it was a great read that me and my book club enjoyed and i would recommend it to anyone who wants to read some crazy, hilarious, and sometimes sad stories and meet the leading lady whose brave enough to tell them. – Kori