The Last Black Unicorn

By: Tiffany Haddish

Narrated by: Tiffany Haddish

Publisher's summary

Best Spoken Word Grammy Award nominee!

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.

©2017 Tiffany Haddish (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Team Leal on 12-11-17

A must read!

This book will make you see that anything is possible no matter where you started in life while it makes you crack up the entire time. It’s The FASTEST AUDIBLE I have ever listened to. I kept making excuses to get on the car and drive so I could listen to more!!!!

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5 out of 5 stars

By TARiley on 12-08-17

Raw

Most memorable and favorite character was Roscoe. Tiffany has definitely done what others would never do or admit to doing. I love that she's 100% transparent and unapologetic about it. I wish more people were like her...living their truth whether good or bad.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Jai NJ. Stills on 12-09-17

I love Tiffany Haddish!

I Love this book!! i finished it in a day. Tiffany Haddish is witty, honest, candid and hilarious!!!

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5 out of 5 stars

By Amazon Customer on 12-23-17

Exceptional and surprising story!

I only knew a little of Tiffany when I chose this book and was pleasantly surprised to hear her voice narrating her own story about the good and not so good times of her life. She has a lot to share and a very positive outlook on life and I was grateful to hear her side of things. Thank you for sharing, Tiffany!!!

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4 out of 5 stars

By Tamela M on 04-15-18

Great laughs!

The last chapter (15) was unnecessary, but great storyline overall. There are some dramatic moments that actually made me cry...I do believe that our most funniest comics have dealt with the greatest tragedies in their lives and to overcome them, they find the humor in life. I believe this is Tiffany's greatest catalyst as a comedian and this book outlines her peserverance to overcome tragedy to triumph in her career. Having Haddish read her book is a nice touch to authenicity to the book and really delivers on the storytelling as well as comedic timing that we know Haddiah for. I dont think I would have gotten the same impact of the story without Audible.

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5 out of 5 stars

By alisa bond on 12-06-18

A must

Tiffany has an inspiring story. God allows his strongest stars to go thru because he knows they will shine the brightest. Shine Tiff!

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5 out of 5 stars

By L.O. on 09-26-18

Super Duper Funny LOL

The Last Black Unicorn was better than what I expected. Tiffany Haddish did a great job narrating this book. I really enjoyed listening to this book. Tiffany is a strong woman. She persevered and accomplished so much. She's an inspiration to many. And she tells her story in such a hilarious way. LOL

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5 out of 5 stars

By Adria on 04-24-18

So relatable

So many things to say about this book, I don’t even know where to begin. She’s an inspiration to all girls who have been abused, pushed down, and have given up on life. My BFF recommended this book. I’m glad she did.

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5 out of 5 stars

By Kelli C. Baxter on 08-27-18

AMAZING...FUNNY...HONEST

Thank you for sharing your life with us! Loved every minute of this. You are my SHERO with all that you have endured. Continued success and blessings to you and thank you for paying it forward and wanting to give the gift of a great life and family to another child. You are by far the funniest and most real person. #BlackWomenRock

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5 out of 5 stars

By Steve on 04-16-18

Funny and real

Tiffany brings it with this book. funny, sad at times, slightly disturbing, back to funny. There were some parts of the book that any fans of hers have heard before because her life is the material for most of her jokes, like the Will Smith swamp tour or the Roscoe story, but it was good to have it all in context rather than as a punchline where you can't tell if the joke was real or just a story for laughs. No, that was real. All those crazy things actually happened to her and she is still successful and making money off of all that. You should buy this book

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