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Started reading this last year but never quite got through it until now. Glad I finally finished it though WHEW!!! I must say Elaine really dropped a lot of wisdom for young women with this one. I definitely recommend you give this a read if you’re looking for some career driven inspiration.
More Than Enough is a nonfiction, part-manifesto, part-memoir about a biracial woman Elaine Welteroth excelling through her career in media and fashion. She takes us on a journey through her life from childhood to adulthood.
Showing her vulnerability as she expounds upon her own experiences with racism, self-identity, breaking generational barriers, family matters (her father being an alcoholic), toxic relationships, and speaking on her overall success. Sharing with us in depth the steps she took to succeed both personally and professionally.
Like many of us Elaine also stumbled along the way but she wasn’t afraid to admit her shortcomings and elaborate on how she was able to get past them. If you’ve read her memoir I think we can all agree she too is a walking example of what we call “BLACK GIRL MAGIC.”
Prior to this book I had no clue who Elaine Welteroth was. There had been mixed reviews about it but I wanted to determine it’s authenticity for myself. I can honestly say the beginning didn’t quite draw me in so this was a slow read for me. But overall I enjoyed 3/4 of it. Nonetheless her story was very inspirational and partially relatable in various aspects. I think we’ve all had our fair share of a toxic boyfriend or two.
I truly felt Elaine was showing us what it means to never give up on your dreams and to never give up on yourself. No matter what anyone tells you or how many times you’re told you can’t do something. Whether you have a seat at the table or someone in your corner pushing you to succeed. Always believe in yourself and know that you have nothing to prove to anyone.
You’re just as worthy and more than capable of being the person/woman you desire to be. All it takes is a little effort, confidence, and commitment on your end. Understand that not everything in life will come easy and we’re all destined to fail at some point. (Just being realistic here.) But what matters the most is how you get back up and finish. Kudos to Elaine her book gave exactly what it was supposed to give.
More Than Enough is a nonfiction, part-manifesto, part-memoir about a biracial woman Elaine Welteroth excelling through her career in media and fashion. She takes us on a journey through her life from childhood to adulthood.
Showing her vulnerability as she expounds upon her own experiences with racism, self-identity, breaking generational barriers, family matters (her father being an alcoholic), toxic relationships, and speaking on her overall success. Sharing with us in depth the steps she took to succeed both personally and professionally.
Like many of us Elaine also stumbled along the way but she wasn’t afraid to admit her shortcomings and elaborate on how she was able to get past them. If you’ve read her memoir I think we can all agree she too is a walking example of what we call “BLACK GIRL MAGIC.”
Prior to this book I had no clue who Elaine Welteroth was. There had been mixed reviews about it but I wanted to determine it’s authenticity for myself. I can honestly say the beginning didn’t quite draw me in so this was a slow read for me. But overall I enjoyed 3/4 of it. Nonetheless her story was very inspirational and partially relatable in various aspects. I think we’ve all had our fair share of a toxic boyfriend or two.
I truly felt Elaine was showing us what it means to never give up on your dreams and to never give up on yourself. No matter what anyone tells you or how many times you’re told you can’t do something. Whether you have a seat at the table or someone in your corner pushing you to succeed. Always believe in yourself and know that you have nothing to prove to anyone.
You’re just as worthy and more than capable of being the person/woman you desire to be. All it takes is a little effort, confidence, and commitment on your end. Understand that not everything in life will come easy and we’re all destined to fail at some point. (Just being realistic here.) But what matters the most is how you get back up and finish. Kudos to Elaine her book gave exactly what it was supposed to give.
What seemed like the perfect marriage on the outside wasn’t so perfect behind closed doors. Derrek & Denise Shaw were like your typical married couple. They both had successful careers, were happily married for years, shared a loving daughter, awesome house and luxury cars.
Sounds like they were living the perfect life doesn’t it? Or so I thought. Derrek and Denise shared a little secret that they tried keeping in the dark. But eventually like they say what’s done in the dark will always come to light. Their innocent use of drugs turned that perfect marriage into shambles.
This kind of shows you how easy it is to become addicted to drugs. Especially when you have the financial resources to continuously purchase them. I know many might say I would never or could never. But sometimes you don’t know what someone is going through or what led up to them using drugs. Not everyone has willpower or are strong enough to resist temptation so they give in like Derrek did.
On the other hand with Denise curiosity killed the cat LOL. She kind of did that to herself being curious about shit. Not only that her trying to live up to the expectations of others (her father) was damaging to her both mentally and physically. This gave her a reason to continue using because in her eyes her life was sooooo stressful and the drugs were her stress relief.
I’m not sure what I was expecting when I first read this LOL. But I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. This was a pretty quick read finished it in a day or so. I was definitely hooked from beginning to end. Derrek and Denise were really something else y’all.
Denise being in denial about being addicted to drugs knowing damn well she couldn’t just stop whenever she wanted. Then Derrek pissed me off with his stupidity. The list literally goes on with him. But the day he hit that crack pipe I was done. Cause no sir that was to far LOOOL.
Overall, I love how Kimberla jumped straight into the action with this one. Definitely recommend and it’s worth the read.
Sounds like they were living the perfect life doesn’t it? Or so I thought. Derrek and Denise shared a little secret that they tried keeping in the dark. But eventually like they say what’s done in the dark will always come to light. Their innocent use of drugs turned that perfect marriage into shambles.
This kind of shows you how easy it is to become addicted to drugs. Especially when you have the financial resources to continuously purchase them. I know many might say I would never or could never. But sometimes you don’t know what someone is going through or what led up to them using drugs. Not everyone has willpower or are strong enough to resist temptation so they give in like Derrek did.
On the other hand with Denise curiosity killed the cat LOL. She kind of did that to herself being curious about shit. Not only that her trying to live up to the expectations of others (her father) was damaging to her both mentally and physically. This gave her a reason to continue using because in her eyes her life was sooooo stressful and the drugs were her stress relief.
I’m not sure what I was expecting when I first read this LOL. But I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. This was a pretty quick read finished it in a day or so. I was definitely hooked from beginning to end. Derrek and Denise were really something else y’all.
Denise being in denial about being addicted to drugs knowing damn well she couldn’t just stop whenever she wanted. Then Derrek pissed me off with his stupidity. The list literally goes on with him. But the day he hit that crack pipe I was done. Cause no sir that was to far LOOOL.
Overall, I love how Kimberla jumped straight into the action with this one. Definitely recommend and it’s worth the read.
Just finished this today and I must say it was definitely a dysfunctional mess.
Just finished this today and I must say it was quite interesting. Definitely kept you reading to see what was going to happen next. There were twist and turns throughout and I had a couple “wait WTF” moments too
Okay so I think we can all say we’ve seen the movie version of this book and it’s a “black movie classic.” But this is the first time I’ve actually read and finished the book and I must say I love it almost as much as the movie.
There are quite a few similarities between the two but obviously the book gives more detail and mentions things that weren’t shown in the film. Her writing style was a bit annoying and punctuation was nonexistent in some parts LOL.
But I laughed quite a bit because the language Stella used compared to the movie was hilarious. Now she kind of got on my nerves constantly questioning Winston’s intentions and pondering on the fact there was such a major age difference between the two. As if that really mattered since they’re both adults and knew what they wanted.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this. I’m a big fan of Terry anyway and she ain’t let me down yet. If you’ve ever watched the movie I think you’d enjoy reading the novel also.
There are quite a few similarities between the two but obviously the book gives more detail and mentions things that weren’t shown in the film. Her writing style was a bit annoying and punctuation was nonexistent in some parts LOL.
But I laughed quite a bit because the language Stella used compared to the movie was hilarious. Now she kind of got on my nerves constantly questioning Winston’s intentions and pondering on the fact there was such a major age difference between the two. As if that really mattered since they’re both adults and knew what they wanted.
Overall I really enjoyed reading this. I’m a big fan of Terry anyway and she ain’t let me down yet. If you’ve ever watched the movie I think you’d enjoy reading the novel also.