pickTo boil this memoir down to 'a tale of triumph over adversity' feels like a disservice to all that Onwuachi shared. To give it 'happily ever after' vibes would, I think, risk readers closing the book and not thinking further about big problems that are not solved just because one Black man made it out of obscurity, gang violence, drugs, financial uncertainty, unstable and/or dangerous home life 1/?
Today's favourite phrase. 😎🦗
1: Top Chef. I want to start Queen Charlotte.
2: The mountains but I rarely get to go. I love the beach, but prefer it in the fall and winter.
3. Trivial Pursuit
#WondrousWednesday
“Friendship is mostly fermentation. You just need the right conditions - physical proximity, natural warmth, and a little time - and affection takes root. “
Soubhi!! How did you know that this is the one cookbook that I really, really wanted?! Thank you so, so much my sweet friend! I can't wait to start making these recipes! @Soubhiville
I got the news today that I have skin cancer — I will be fine; the doctor says it‘s highly treatable. But “cancer” is a scary word, even when you know you‘ll be fine, so I‘m lying here in bed, wallowing, eating junk, and reading Edward Lee. I‘m giving myself today for the wallowing; tomorrow, I‘ll just have to go back to my regular self.
Picked up 2 more listens from the US Audible 2 for 1 Deal 💜Thanks for the suggestion @Megabooks {{Modern Love}}
pickCatching up: this may be the closest to "anti-racism" genre I've read in 2020. Great on audio, Chef Onwuachi is candid about the racism he's faced since elementary school through his professional career. Really loved the juxtaposition of his time living in Nigeria growing up to drive home how othering being Black in America could feel. Definitely have more reading to do on this topic! #integrateyourshelf @chasingom @Emilymdxn
I did look into the timeline between where the book ends and the publishing date, and the author bio included in the back of the book, which reinforces my belief that Onwuachi ended his story as written where and when he did to shine a stronger light on the racism, structural and individual, industrial and personal, that he has experienced. 2/? 11mo
I am grateful to him and his co-writer for creating a book whose message will stick with me. 4/5 11mo