I read these 2 memoirs amazing memoirs last year.  They both touched me in different ways and I don’t think I’ll be able to forget them any time soon.  You all know how I feel about Hunger A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay – powerful, poignant, unflinchingly honest, and full of teachable moments for everyone, and so is The Mother of Black Hollywood , which is a testament to what it takes to face bipolarism, sex addiction, and maintain and be a successful actress.  That memoir depicted the strength and determination of Jenifer Lewis who is equally brilliant, talented, funny, and so real in the way she talks about all that she’s been through.  This book had so many ups and downs, I really didn’t know what was going to happen next.  It’s great to see where she gets all her talent.  All you have to do is follow her over on her Instagram page and you get why she’s so lovable and how talented she is.  I could have also added to these two memoirs, Born a Crime because it was just as edifying.  Trevor Noah growing up in apartheid South Africa as a mixed-race boy raised by a strong-willed, black mother definitely was not easy; however that mother/son relationship was everything to read about.  It was inspiring!  Last year has given me a new look into reading memoirs and I don’t want to lose that great feeling I caught. So, I’m going to be reading more memoirs this year. Can you guess which ones? Let know below.  Check out the videos below which will show you how Fantastic both these women are! Enjoy!

Hunger – Roxane Gay, hardcover, 304 pages (Harper Collins)

The Mother Of Black Hollywood – Jenifer Lewis, hardcover, 306 pages (Amistad)