RaveLibrary JournalAnyone who has ever felt like an outcast, like they missed the class where everyone else learned how to kiss, or how to behave in social settings, or how to respect yourself and others, will relate to GQ writer Benoit’s essay collection ... Benoit’s writing style is like a witty, long-form tweet—familiar, pithy, and off-the-cuff. Prepare to feel like you know Benoit personally, as some chapters are written with a level of intimacy uncommon in most memoirs.Benoit brings her A game in her first book, a new addition to the recent spate of brutally honest memoirs.
Briona Simone Jones
RaveLibrary JournalA much-needed addition to social science and philosophy shelves everywhere ... the book allows readers to connect to women’s inner and outer truths—their desires, realities, hopes for the future, and immediate needs ... Most important, the flow of the book will propel people to read further, learn more, and delve deeply into the subject matter in the hope that all can gain more understanding. This groundbreaking anthology resonates with studies, tales, and songs that have been ignored for far too long ... It’s time people listen to Black lesbians and utilize that knowledge into action to improve lives. This book is a gateway into that action. An essential component to any social science shelf, this is transformative, vital reading.
