I N C L U D E S A F F I L I A T E L I N K S
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Title: Obviously: Stories From My TimelineAuthor: Akilah Hughes
Published: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 288
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
This is the coming of age memoir of writer, comedian and YouTuber Akilah Hughes.
Review:
So, Akilah was one of the first people I subscribed to when I first started really getting into and watching YouTube and I think she's amazing, so when I realised she had come out with this book, I had to read it.
I think reading about peoples experience of growing up is always interesting, and I like a lot of the themes and topics the author brings up in here. The chapters in the book are like vignettes from her life and some of them are funny, some are sad, but all feel very human, down to earth and genuine.
It did feel, however, that a lot in here was a little surface level and I kept wanting it to dig deeper and explore more, but then the chapter would end and we would just move on. Because of that, I don't really know if this would be all that interesting of a read for people who are not familiar with this author from social media; I think my interest in this book and my enjoyment of it very much comes from just liking her from other things I've seen and I don't know if this is the kind of book that transcends that.
To be honest, if I didn't like this author so much, I'd probably give this two stars, but I've bumped it up to three just because I like the author and I think she's funny.
You can read more about it on Goodreads
