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Highly Recommended
We’re Going To Need More Wine
By:
Gabrielle Union
Published: October 17th 2017
Synopsis
In
the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That
Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of
essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to
be a modern woman.
One
month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a
Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and
impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for
victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against
director and actor Nate Parker, Union—a forty-four-year-old actress who
launched her career with roles in iconic ’90s movies—instantly became the
insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting.
With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim
of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are
real."
In
this moving collection of thought-provoking essays infused with her unique
wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly
personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union
tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and
competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia
and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with
crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union
bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of
self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty.
Throughout, she compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the
importance of confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth,
laughter, and support
My Review
Gabrielle
Union needed to stand up and take a bow. This book is fucking amazing. Like seriously
amazing. I love every fucking page of this book. And the tittle of this book is
absolutely perfect. You should just grab the bottle of wine a few snacks and
find somewhere comfy to relax and read. You will not be able to put this book down.
Everyone will be able to relate to some part of this book. Either you went
through it or some else went through it but trust me you will be able to
relate. The way this book is written is as if Gabrielle Union was sitting right
in front of you telling her stories. Like its amazing.
You
will laugh cry and really think about yourself while reading this book. She
talks about a lot of everyday struggles and things not discussed in this decade
that’s should be discussed. She also talks a lot about not being perfect even
though she is famous she’s not perfect and its ok. That right there made me
love the book even more.
You
guys must check it out you wont regret it. Gabrielle Union you need to come out
with a part 2 of this book. We must hear more stories LOL.
If you are interested in reading this
book, I have provided the information below where you can
purchase this great read. I have also included the authors bio
and info below. Please feel free to leave any comments, suggestions below or my
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Happy Reading Fellow Book Lovers!!!!
About
the Author
Gabrielle Union was
born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a
phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business
executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California,
where she grew up and attended high school. There, Union was an all-star point
guard and a year-round athlete participating in soccer, basketball, and track.
She graduated from Foothill High School (Class of 1991).
After high school, Gabrielle attended college at University of Nebraska, where she played on the soccer team; and then later transferred to Cuesta College. Eventually, she ended up at UCLA. On her way to law school, just planning on being a working stiff, things started to happen during her senior year. Gabrielle had a college internship at a L.A. modeling agency, she thought it would be an easy way to pick up some extra credits. Little did she know that clients were eyeing the help. Upon the completion of the internship, she was asked to become a client with the agency. Gabby thought of it as a great way to pay off a stack of college loans, and modeled until her agent found that she could actually act. Her first audition/job was landed without any headshots, on Saved by the Bell (1989). Since then, she has gone on to have many small but substantial film roles and has guest-starred on several hit TV shows, all before landing the role of "Dr. Courtney Ellis", on CBS' short-lived medical drama City of Angels (2000).
Although she plays parts that are opinionated and strong, Gabrielle believes that, "Hollywood needs to recognize all shades of African-American beauty." Gabrielle is a 1996 graduate of UCLA with honors in sociology.
After high school, Gabrielle attended college at University of Nebraska, where she played on the soccer team; and then later transferred to Cuesta College. Eventually, she ended up at UCLA. On her way to law school, just planning on being a working stiff, things started to happen during her senior year. Gabrielle had a college internship at a L.A. modeling agency, she thought it would be an easy way to pick up some extra credits. Little did she know that clients were eyeing the help. Upon the completion of the internship, she was asked to become a client with the agency. Gabby thought of it as a great way to pay off a stack of college loans, and modeled until her agent found that she could actually act. Her first audition/job was landed without any headshots, on Saved by the Bell (1989). Since then, she has gone on to have many small but substantial film roles and has guest-starred on several hit TV shows, all before landing the role of "Dr. Courtney Ellis", on CBS' short-lived medical drama City of Angels (2000).
Although she plays parts that are opinionated and strong, Gabrielle believes that, "Hollywood needs to recognize all shades of African-American beauty." Gabrielle is a 1996 graduate of UCLA with honors in sociology.
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