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Don't Let My Mama Read This: A Southern Fried Memoir
by
Hadjii
Meet Hadjii.
He’s got a loving family, a taste for making trouble, and a wicked sense of humor. His first book, Don’t Let My Mama Read This, is a rarity—an upbeat memoir about a blessedly normal childhood written by a natural-born storyteller. In it, he offers a warm, witty look at the pleasures and pitfalls of growing up in a close-knit Southern family, from a young man w...more
He’s got a loving family, a taste for making trouble, and a wicked sense of humor. His first book, Don’t Let My Mama Read This, is a rarity—an upbeat memoir about a blessedly normal childhood written by a natural-born storyteller. In it, he offers a warm, witty look at the pleasures and pitfalls of growing up in a close-knit Southern family, from a young man w...more
Paperback, 240 pages
Published
April 22nd 2008
by Broadway Books
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The Book Is Called Don't Let My Mama Read This By Hadjii. It's A Memoir/Biography. This Book Is Mainly About How Some Boy Boy Named Hadjii Talks About Growing Up In The South And How His Family Is. He Uses A Sense Of Humor In All The Chapters. He Even Talks About How Black People Act, His Troubles As A Kid In Elementary School And A Teenager In High School. The Setting Is Mainly In His House, And Church In The South. He Gives Truth To The Situation But In A Comical Way. I Thought The Book Was Ok...more
At times completely hilarious . . . at others only mildly amusing . . . and at yet others, so beyond reality as to be almost boring. The best parts came when Hadjii described interactions with his family. He writes some passages completely in dialogue (as if it were a scipt), and these are by far the funniest. The way his parents dealt with him (and with each other) totally make the book. He also has some nice descriptions of games he and his friends would play when he was growing up. Some chapt...more
It took my longer than I expected to finish this book, I had to stop reading it every 15 seconds because I was laughing so damn hard!
Couldn't stop reading this hilarious book! In the words of Hadjii "it be crackin' me up!" lol
Funny, funny, funny...but seriously, don't let your Mama read it.
HIGHLARIOUS! From cover to end!!
A really funny and easy read.
If you ever had a childhood where some grownup has aggravated you, you will understand where Hadjii is coming from. Knowing you would never, ever say to an adult the the things you want to say when you're little, nobody can stop you from thinking them. Hadjii is absolutely insane (I wrote him and told him so). I think he agrees! I laughed til tears "came out" my eyes.
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This is probably the funniest work of non-fiction I have ever read. It takes a look into the life of a african-american boy living in the south. This true story is laced with so much humor, I almost spewed soda out my nose just reading it.
I LOVED this book. Delcious to read, laugh outloud funny, and quirkily bruatlly honest about growing up as a black boy in the 80's. A great read for everyone.
Very Funny, easy read, great for summer time reading.
I cracked up the whole time!
ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS!!!
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