The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl

I love reading memoirs, especially by comedians. I am a huge fan of the first season of The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, which everyone should watch on YouTube, because I related to the titular character and the events portrayed in the award-winning and innovative web series. Naturally a memoir with the same title by the show’s creator, Issa Rae, is required reading for me. Like the second season, the book is more like a sketch show, i.e. essays not necessarily related to each other, than a cohesive narrative, and I related less to our favorite awkward girl, which is part of my enjoyment of Issa Rae’s every awkward woman appeal. If relating to the titular character is not what drew you to The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl, then the book will probably still be appealing. I do wish that Issa Rae gave more details. She writes, “He gave me my first uninhibited Dakar experience and taught me so much about what it meant to be Senegalese.” What was that experience? What does it mean to be Senegalese? I don’t know because the chapter ends soon thereafter, and the next chapter is unrelated to the prior. Oh well. I want Issa Rae to be a household name so buy The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.