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Jamila Rowser, Robyn Smith: Wash Day Diaries (2022, Chronicle Books LLC) 4 stars

Wash Day Diaries tells the story of four best friends—Kim, Tanisha, Davene, and Cookie—through five …

A good look at the lives of black women (centered around the experience of hair)

4 stars

Now if it wasn't obvious: I am NOT black. I am quite white. I may have untameable curly hair that at least a decade ago needed specialized hair stylists (my understanding at the time is that most if not all of hair school is taught on cutting pin-straight white hair). But other than needing to study how to care for my hair, I have it pretty easy. I do not need to devote as much time to good hair as these women need to. I just need to remember to No-poo and occasionally add hair lotion to my scalp.

This was a little too short for my liking, which is why I subtracted a star. It's absolutely worth reading, but things that (I at least felt) needed more time devoted to them, do not get that.

But the vignettes connect to a beautiful story of sisterhood and I recommend it whole heartedly