The title of this post may be the stolen words of India Arie's hit song, but protagonist-- Venus Johnston felt this way long before Miss Arie belted out the words.
In Trisha R. Thomas's 2000 debut novel, Nappily Ever After, she tells the story of a thirty-something African American woman who is fed up with her job, her boyfriend and yes, her hair. Venus, who grows weary of the day-to-day turmoil of maintaining a healthy mane of locks takes the notion: "I'm sick of my hair" to a new level when she sits in her faithful hairstylist's chair and tells her to shave it off. Though she thinks parting from her hair is a stepping stone to new-found freedom, she becomes the victim of other circumstances-- life.
Though the book is about a black woman's journey to find happiness; women of all races and ethnicities can relate to the trials and tribulations in this story. If you've ever been on a "search for self," this book is sure to please you. You'll catch yourself rooting for the main character, as well as rolling your eyes at some of her antics, but most of all you'll continue to flip through the pages to find out what happens next.
In Trisha R. Thomas's 2000 debut novel, Nappily Ever After, she tells the story of a thirty-something African American woman who is fed up with her job, her boyfriend and yes, her hair. Venus, who grows weary of the day-to-day turmoil of maintaining a healthy mane of locks takes the notion: "I'm sick of my hair" to a new level when she sits in her faithful hairstylist's chair and tells her to shave it off. Though she thinks parting from her hair is a stepping stone to new-found freedom, she becomes the victim of other circumstances-- life.
Though the book is about a black woman's journey to find happiness; women of all races and ethnicities can relate to the trials and tribulations in this story. If you've ever been on a "search for self," this book is sure to please you. You'll catch yourself rooting for the main character, as well as rolling your eyes at some of her antics, but most of all you'll continue to flip through the pages to find out what happens next.
You'll definitely want to read the book first because a film adaptation is due to hit the big screen in 2008 with Halle Berry to portray the happily shaven main character.
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