Read We're Going to Need More Wine Stories That Are Funny Complicated and True Audible Audio Edition Gabrielle Union HarperAudio Books

Product details Audible Audiobook Listening Length 7 hours and 48 minutes Program Type Audiobook Version Unabridged Publisher HarperAudio Audible.com Release Date October 17, 2017 Whispersync for Voice Ready Language English, English ASIN B0742MGR31

We're Going to Need More Wine Stories That Are Funny Complicated and True Audible Audio Edition Gabrielle Union HarperAudio Books Reviews

• I had 2 primary goals going into this book that i’ll honestly spill
  
  1.I wanted to know why she hadn’t had children
  2.Why it appears Dwayne Wade’s third son is an elephant in the room no one can address
  
  I know this is very messy and childish of me, but hey – like i said , i wanted to get into her business! I regretfully got the answer to my first question in the essay, “Get Out My Pussy”, and the second was answered by a woman in my book club who happened to go through the same experience . . .
  
  Although before I get into that, can i just say i love Gabrielle after reading this book. I’m no longer naive enough to say i like her from the characters she’s played on various movie screens, but i plainly love “Nikki”. She told her business so comfortably throughout this collection of essays, that i often found myself laughing out loud, nodding my head in agreeance , or simply telling her to “shutup and get to the point” so often that I felt as though i truly was sitting somewhere close to her ,where she felt comfortable enough to show me some of her “scars”.
  
  Some of my favorite essays in the book were, “Black girl blues”, “Crash and burn marriage”, and “WarningFamous Vaginas get itchy, too. I felt like they removed a barrier to Gabrielle that was present (i could of put it there after watching Too Can Play That Game TBH), where she gives insight into her black experience in America, how that has affected many of her romantic relationships, and how being famous can result in putting vanilla yogurt in your vagina in the wee hours of the morning (you’ll have to read it to know what i’m referring too) Nikki is TRULY a personality removed from any script we may have seen her act out.
  
  Although with all that said ,i still felt myself judging her (which isn’t my place and i hated it whenever i would do it ) when she didn’t directly talk about Dwayne’s 4 year old son he had while they were on break. I mean, you see the hashtag #thewades and all you see are images of Gabrielle, Dwayne Wade, his 2 son’s from his previous marriage and his nephew that he raises. That it really left a “weird” taste in my mouth until one of my book club members stated that when she went through a similar situation – she didn’t speak on it until she was fully healed to discuss it. She suggested that Gabrielle may still be working through it, as she had to do with the rest of the issues she can now candidly discuss in these essays. Although when something is still hurting it’s not time to remove the bandage just yet…
  
  Overall, it was a great read that me and my book club enjoyed and i would recommend it to anyone who wants to read some crazy, hilarious, and sometimes sad stories and meet the leading lady whose brave enough to tell them.
  
  – Kori
• If you are looking for a memoir in the strictest sense, this is not that book. If you are seeking a book of essays in the sense of argument presentation, again this is not that book. And that’s a good thing, because what this is, as the subtitle states are stories from the accomplished Gabrielle Union, which works out absolutely fine. And these stories run the gamut from the personal to the professional. She tells stories about race, gender, feeling inadequate, hair, colorism, homophobia, Hollywood, sexuality, school, college, step-parenting, marriage, divorce and even rape. She manages to tell these stories with a fearlessness that entertains as well as informs. Like a high-wire act with no safety net.
  Gabrielle comes across as a very thoughtful, likable, brave and funny woman, one that I think readers would indeed enjoy a glass of wine with. There are of course elements of memoir, as she takes us through her school years growing up in the suburbs of California, one of the few Black girls in her schools of Pleasanton, CA. There are also elements of essay, like the chapter called Mittens which deals with how Blacks are perceived and policed, and how we often go out of our way to make accommodations to those perceptions. In reference to this she says, “Worse, I am told that people don’t want to hear these stories, but the reality is we experience life in a never-ending loop in which we are told that if we just “make it,” we will enjoy the fruits of our labor assimilation.”
  But what makes this book special are the stories and the way she tells them. And digesting the stories on the whole, we see her blossom into the confident audacious and vivacious woman she is presently. She wasn’t always the beautiful woman we think of, when we hear the name Gabrielle Union. In fact she describes herself at an early age,“I was so thin that I looked like a black daddy longlegs spider with buckteeth. This is not overly earnest, false-humility celebrity speak, I swear."It is those type of self-deprecating comments along with the willingness to bare it all that portends an air of authenticity. If you are a fan, you will become a bigger fan and if you’re not than surely you will become one after reading these stories from Gabrielle Union. Thanks to Edelweiss and Dey St. books for an advanced ebook. Book drops 10/17/17.
• I really enjoyed reading/listening to this book. The narration made it even more personal.
  Will definitely read it again.
  Thank you Gabrielle for sharing your stories. @itsgabrielleu
• One of the best books I’ve read all year. It’s funny irreverent and I’m convinced Gabrielle (Nicky) is now one of my best girlfriends. The perfect read to accompany you on a solo trip — she had me laughing, questioning myself, and saying “YASSSS.” I kicked my heels up in giggle fits more than a few times. This book is self-care, self-love, and IDGAF all rolled into one.
• I love Gabrielle Union even more after this book she is real open honest truly her authentic self. Love it.
  The book is very blunt and I can also relate to her not on all of the topics but many of them.
• In 2017 I found myself in a reading slump, having only read 3-4 books the entire year. Something definitely had to change, so I decided to go back to the best sellers lists, and give it a try. This was one of the first books that “jumped” out at me.
  First off let me just say, there are some things that should stay between a husband and wife. However, if he’s comfortable with her sharing them, then so am I. With that said, I had to start over from the beginning with being objective in my thinking. This book is a collection of stories that one would only share with her closest friends, which she explains in her introduction. I found myself reacting to how outspoken and honest she was about her live experiences. Even though it was more expensive than the books I had read in the last few years, I now realize it was a welcomed change.