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Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life
Modern · Humor, Nonfiction, Comedy

Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life

by Tyler Perry
2006 · 272 pages · Nonfiction
37 Modern ★ 4.10 on Goodreads · 2K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

#1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1). 4.10★ from 2K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

37Must-Read Score
  • Readers64 out of 100 · counts 40%+29
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller23 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+8
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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Bestseller

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Funny, True story, Uplifting

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