From stand-up comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish comes The Last Black Unicorn, a hilarious, edgy, and heart-wrenching collection of autobiographical essays that will leave you laughing through tears.
Tiffany Haddish grew up in one of the poorest parts of South Central Los Angeles. Her mother wound up with a debilitating brain injury after surviving a car accident. Tiffany never fit in anywhere: not in the households she rotated through in the foster care system and certainly not at the nearly all white high school she had to ride the bus an hour to attend. As an illiterate ninth grader, Tiffany did everything she could to survive. After a multitude of jobs, she finally realized that she had talent in an area she never would have suspected: comedy. Tiffany faced the ‘routine’ hindrances of climbing the entertainment business ladder – but had the added obstacles of sex, race, and class in her way. But she got there. She’s humble, grateful, down to earth, and funny as hell. She still cleans the toilet the way she was shown by a foster mom who worked as a maid, and she still rolls her joints the way one of her foster dads taught her.
Tiffany can’t avoid being funny: It’s just who she is. But The Last Black Unicorn is so much more than a side-splittingly hilarious collection of essays – it’s a memoir of the struggles of one woman who came from nothing and nowhere. A woman who was able to achieve her dreams by reveling in her pain and awkwardness, showing the world who she really is, and inspiring others through the power of laughter.
Laugh until you cry This was a great book. She had a hard life most people wouldn’t have survived by she did. She just wanted to be loved by the people who should have loved her…. mom, dad and husband.I wish her nothing but God’s Best for her future. May she find the love that she so desired in her life.
Honest writing and unforgettable read. I started reading this book and I couldn’t put it down. Tiffany’s story is unimaginable and she has emerged able to conquer the world. I laughed, I cried, I cried while I was laughing. It is well worth the read.
I want what Tiffany Haddish is having… Tiffany Haddish is just getting started. I first saw her do standup in LA, and even thought she was mixed in with more familiar names at the time, she stood out not just for her amazing humor, but her infectious, happy attitude. Read this book, and you’re sure to be inspired to look at life’s blessings…and challenges…with appreciation (rather than entitlement), resilience and laughter…a lot of laughter. I love this woman so much. The entertainment industry needs more like her, and I look…