The Last Black Unicorn by Tiffany Haddish
Publisher: Gallery Books
Format: audiobook via Overdrive
Rating: 3/5
Synopsis
Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods of South Central Los Angeles, Tiffany learned to survive by making people laugh. If she could do that, then her classmates would let her copy their homework, the other foster kids she lived with wouldn’t beat her up, and she might even get a boyfriend. Or at least she could make enough money—as the paid school mascot and in-demand Bar Mitzvah hype woman—to get her hair and nails done, so then she might get a boyfriend.
None of that worked (and she’s still single), but it allowed Tiffany to imagine a place for herself where she could do something she loved for a living: comedy.
Tiffany can’t avoid being funny—it’s just who she is, whether she’s plotting shocking, jaw-dropping revenge on an ex-boyfriend or learning how to handle her newfound fame despite still having a broke person’s mind-set. Finally poised to become a household name, she recounts with heart and humor how she came from nothing and nowhere to achieve her dreams by owning, sharing, and using her pain to heal others.
By turns hilarious, filthy, and brutally honest, The Last Black Unicorn shows the world who Tiffany Haddish really is—humble, grateful, down-to-earth, and funny as hell. And now, she’s ready to inspire others through the power of laughter.
My Thoughts
My thoughts on this book was so-so. There were some parts that I loved, such as her determination in making it as a comic. She never let anything or anyone knock her from her goals. I also liked how she always worked hard in life and never letting her bad situations define her. However, there were some parts I felt like she was cruel. The way she made fun of people, in my opinion, didn’t sit right with me. What I loved the most were the stories I felt were she let her true self shine. When she was talking about her mom I felt I was seeing the real Tiffany. I also enjoyed her stories of meeting Will and Jada Smith that was so funny I couldn’t stop laughing. All in all, this was an okay read for me. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it either. There were parts that I absolutely loved and others I could’ve done without. This is one read that I feel like is up to the individual to decide if they want to read it or not.
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