The Last Black Unicorn (A Bestselling Comedian Memoir)

I love Tiffany Haddish. I really do. She’s beautiful and funny and can tell a story like nobody’s business. Those storytelling skills make this book what it is. Reading this will make you angry at all the people who took advantage of her early in her life, but if you’re like me, you’ll also laugh when you read about how she turned the tables on them as she made her way through life. She’s so honest and upfront about the kinds of things that so many of us would rather take to our graves that you instantly want Tiffany to pop out of the book and be your best friend. They say that if you can’t laugh at yourself then you miss out on all the best jokes. Tiffany can definitely laugh at herself. She can take a joke just as well as she can dish them out, and she is such a precious human being. As I started to notice Tiffany more on TV, I used to wonder if that was her real personality. Now I know that it is. She is a 100% genuine human being and I love her for it. It’s been a long time since I’ve finished a book in two days but I literally couldn’t put this down. Her life grabs you by the shoulders and say “LOOK HERE.” The jokes almost wrote themselves. Almost. Tiffany’s real skill is in making all the humor seem effortless, and that’s a skill that so very few people have nowadays. This book was amazing. A beautiful, poignant read.

Tiffany Haddish is the first celebrity to write a book while her star continues to rise. From my experience from reading many celebrity memoirs, most of them write their life stories when their careers are on the tail end or a crisis has happened. Not so with Tiffany, "SHE READY!" and she is ready NOW! To do what? To show the world who she is, who she has been, and what she hopes to be moving forward... and no doubt to cash-in while her star is HOT! As I read this memoir, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Tiffany is krazy with a "K." The way the book is written it's definitely ADHD status (no pun attended), but it jumps around a lot, but it's PERFECT! Why? Because it works! It fits Tiffany's personality! If it were written any other way it would not come across as authentic. I can tell Tiffany meant for it to be funny, but at other times, some things that occurred in her life was no laughing matter. For instance, having an absentee father and a mother with a mental illness is a lonely world for a girl to grow up in. In addition to the emotional and mental neglect was the repeated physical abuse she endured by her mother and husband, and even from the kids in foster homes. Still, Tiffany is a survivor in every way, with a determination not to ever give up! She fights her way through ridicule, abuse, and a male-dominating industry, in order to make her way to the top. She's a raw talent whose honesty is identifiable by the average person. In life, we can be a "Betty Downer" or a "Winnie Woe is Me" or we can learn from our experiences and use them as a way to learn and heal as Tiffany did. Some of us learn by vicariously living through others and some of us learn from hands-on experience, Tiffany is the latter. She's learning and she is growing from her experiences. I enjoyed the book for the laughter and fun, but most of all for its honesty and the way it was written like a conversation between two girlfriends. I wish Tiffany continued success!

I read a lot of reviews and some people complained about the profanity and the grammatical errors. LOL, you are reading a Tiffany Haddish book, what do you expect? She curses a lot and the grammatical errors are not really errors if that's how she speaks in her daily life. She keeps the verbiage true to how she really is and I appreciated that. It made the book even funnier to be able to read her story and to picture her having a conversation with another person while using her own words, ebonics, slang, profanity, and all. The way the book is written, the dialogue, and the grammar are purposeful in my opinion. Is it vulgar at times? Yes, but she is keeping it real and I don't think she should change that now. There are times of course that a person has to show some decorum but in her private life, I don't see why she needs to change that. I grew up in New York so I am familiar with how blacks and Latinos speak and this does not make us less intelligent than anyone else. This is just a way of life when you grow up inner city or in "the ghetto" and I say that proudly. There is no shame in growing up poor either if you work hard to better yourself. Aside from that, the book is great because it really outlines her entire life, her struggles, her thoughts, and her rise to fame while still showing the kind of person she is to this day, humble, deserving and hard-working. I highly recommend the book to those that will not be offended by the language and if you are then why buy it in the first place?

Back in June, I heard her 1 hour interview with The Breakfast Club. It was the first time I basically heard her speak on the things she had been thru in her life. I was blown away - to hear her talk about her pain & struggle in such a matter of fact yet hysterically funny way. At first I thought she was joking until I saw her wiping the tears away. Then Girls Trip came out and she started doing the press junkets for the movie. I could not stop laughing when she appeared on The Jimmy Kimmel show and told the story about taking Will Smith & Jada Pinkett-Smith on a swamp tour. Then she started her press tour for the book. I decided to make the purchase on Thursday, Dec 7th. It arrived Friday afternoon (wasn’t supposed to be here until Saturday - thanks for that Amazon!). I watched her “The Daily Show” interview on Thursday evening and fell out laughing and started reading a little bit of the book. I started reading the rest of it (today) Saturday morning (and found myself reading it in Tiffany’s voice). It’s incredible that with all the negative experiences she’s encountered (beginning at a young age) that she’s even still here. By the time I finished reading it, I felt like there’s probably more that she’s been through that she didn’t include. I also felt that I needed a nap cuz it was an emotional roller coaster (between laughing hysterically, getting pissed off at the way she was treated and crying at the way her mom and husband abused her). I’m so happy that her future is looking much brighter and that she has been able to maintain her positive mindset. Congrats Tiffany! Next I’m purchasing the audio version. I have to remember not to play it while driving because I WILL have an accident!

I couldn’t put the book down. I read it in one Sunday cover to cover! Powerful, heartfelt, and hilarious. Tiffany is a special human. Thank you for sharing so much of yourself with us.

I had bought this books years ago and had an unconscious resistence to it. Then, I started watching Tiffany in movies and some comedy specials, particularly "She Ready" where I was impressed by her using her success to boost other people who may not have gotten any recognition. I loved her generosity of spirit and her irreverent humor. When I opened up the book again a few weeks ago, _I_ was the one that was finally ready. Reading it was such a gift to my heart. Her vulnerability and how she wrote as if she was talking to you over a drink was enthralling. There is one story after another of amazing, inspiring and unbelievable moments and how she has outcreated everything that others expected of her and has thrived beyond what she even considered possible. I'm so glad I finally read this book. I feel like I not only know her more intimately but while reading it I discovered and acknowledged things about myself. I hope she writes another one! Thank you Tiffany.

Where could you go wrong buying a book written by Ms. Haddish? Personally, she's my favorite comedian, and this book did not disappoint. If you're also a fan, you'll already know that she is very, very explicit and candid. If you aren't into that, this book may not be for you. For the rest of us, her antics will be a wild and hilarious tour of crazytown. However, she also opens up about the darker points of her life, such as bullying, foster care, abuse (by family and spouses), and misogyny in the comedy industry. As a young woman currently struggling to find my footing and find the motivation to keep going, her stories and advice really struck a cord with me. It even just helps knowing that a woman as beautiful and hilarious as her also struggles in the relationship field, and that she was in the same dark place when she was my age (20). Tiffany Haddish is as down-to-earth as it gets. She has skyrocketed in success and not lost an ounce of reliability or humility. Her story proves that anything is possible if you just keep pushing forward and remember your worth along the way. I highly recommend it for anyone seeking a laugh and words of encouragement.

I love Tiffany Haddish. She's so funny, a really great actress, and she's lived quite the crazy life. There are so many stories in this book that could be their own books if she expounded on the details more. This is a good read. 3 stars cause of some weird formatting in regards to when people were speaking; it kind of loses the flow. The stories skipped around quite a bit, and I'd sometimes be a little lost, not knowing if we were still reading about her as a child or her at 20.

I loved this book and how Tiffany in the most sincere way expresses herself and how she went through her experiences. I love that she says what happened, expresses how she felt then and what she analysed of it later. I came to know about her when Trevor Noah interviewed her and I was laughing so much that I immediately bought her book. Don't get me wrong this book is not all full of comedy and happy moments, it is sometimes very hard to read because of what happens to her. But she is so brave and relentless! Tiffany if you read this, thank you for the book and you are an amazing comedian!!!

笑いあり、逆に冗談では済まないものと、入り乱れた内容で、驚嘆するTiffany Haddishの人生。何故そこまでされてまで元の男のもとに戻るのか、父親の蒸発、母親の精神病棟行き、Foster careで育った心理として相手が誰であれ「捨てられること」を人一倍恐れたのかも知れない。天性のSense of Humorで十代からComedianを目指すが、ここまで十代にして波乱万丈でなくとも良いだろうと思わざるを得ない。彼女は、中学３年生くらいまで読み書きができなかったが、その後それをあっという間に習得しているので、実はHigh IQの持ち主だろう。稼いだ多額のお金でブランド物に浸るより、預金していたいという心理も、そんじょそこらの奴らと彼女は違う。P.274から彼女の纏めの文章がある。"When I go onstage to do comedy, it's about me. I feel accepted for who I am... Being onstage is my safest place. It's the only place I've ever felt like nobody's going to jump up and beat me..."。彼女が本書の中で"Safe"という単語を連発するには、それなりの人生が背景にあることがわかる。誰にでも"feel accepted"を得ることは、この上なく嬉しいことだが、誰でもAcceptされないことは多々ある。でも彼女は負けずにReaderにうったえかける："I want us to grow roses out of the poop"。ちょっと勇気をもらえる一冊だと思うし、彼女を応援し続けたい。

Tiff Haddish est à la fois poignante et infiniment drôle. Ses histoires et sa personnalité sont la preuve que tout est possible dans la vie dès lors qu'on s'en donne les moyens. When life only gives you lemons...make lemonade.

Forthright, raucous, relentless and with such vulnerability that one’s own hidden pockets of difficult memories are triggered, and sometimes even healed through the humor and fortitude in these pages. Tiffany leaves a diamond in the rough with tears and laughter, her own and the reader’s, which put a sparkle to it that sustains through and through.

I LOVED THIS BOOK!!! Tiffany Haddish opens up about her life, the good, the bad and the ugly for all to see. Her road to success was paved with pain and sorrow, leaving her with scars. Rising above it all with strength and glory, Tiffany has written this amazing book with the same style as her incredible comedy. AMAZING, REAL, HILARIOUS AND OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!