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

by Tyler Perry

Book Overview

If you can count on one thing from Madea ' Mabel Simmons, star of the smash hits Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion, it's that she's got something to say. Now the beloved, sharp-tongued, pistol-packing grandmother has her own book - part memoir, many parts hard-won, hilarious, straight-up in-your-face words of wisdom. A surprisingly fresh compilation of homespun advice. - Publishers Weekly

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594489211
• ISBN13: 9781594489211
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Riverhead Books
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

If you love Madea movies

Very funny book to read..

A Universal Read...

Tyler Perry has done it again with his new book, DON'T MAKE A BLACK WOMAN TAKE OFF HER EARRINGS. He is talking in the voice of Madea Simmons. Madea opens the book with a bit about her early life and therefore gives the basis for the wisdom that she imparts later. She tells us about her gun-toting sometimes prostitute mother and her various uncles, all named Johnson: Uncle Little Johnson, Uncle Big Johnson, Uncle Wide Johnson, etc. We learn about her father who became passive and slightly "off" after being hit in the head by a falling log at his job in the lumberyard. After we're introduced to her family, Madea gives some very sage advice about life, love and living. Her chapter on depression could help a great many people. She advises parents today to stop trying to be their child's friend and be his/her parent. Her advice: make them respect you. Madea gives information about flirting - when it's overboard and when it's right. Then there is her chapter to young girls about her "klick klick, lock it up," explaining to them that no man goes around saying he wants a good ho, which is what you'll be if you give it away to everybody. She is also right on about aging. Don't try to make yourself younger. Enjoy every minute that you have on this earth. For every wrinkle and bag that you have, you have learned something about life. On almost every page, there is a laugh-out-loud moment. Buried in the humor is advice about every part of life and all of it is wise and useful. It is a well-written book that is hard to put down once you start that first page. Tyler Perry has written a hit that everybody in America can use, whether young or old, black or white, male or female. It is indeed a universal read and I can't recommend it highly enough. Reviewed by Alice Holman of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Great Book by a Great Individual

Tyler Perry has been touched by something divine! Everyone who comes into his circle of influence will tell you that this is a transformed person. He is an awesome writer and a talented director, actor, and producer. What he has to say about love, marriage, kids, religion and a host of other topics is very moving. It is this kind of inspirational writing that can change a life!

It you like Perry you will love this book.

A hilarious read! Perry's style is eminently enjoyable and a superb weekend read. Made me miss the south and my own Madea. -Gemma

Tyler Perry At His Best!

Straight forward. Candid. Downright hilarious. That's only a few of the words that comes to mind when describing Tyler Perry's latest effort, "Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings." Anytime a black woman threatens to take her earrings off, run, you know something is about to happen. When Perry chose it as the title of his book to showcase the comments, stories and ramblings of a character like Medea, from his stage plays and movies, you know he is about to deliver the things that will make you laugh but also make you think about things we often take for granted or overlook in our busy lives. I have been a fan of Tyler Perry's for a long time. When watching his plays and even his movies, I sit in anticipation for the next scene featuring Medea. Medea is the type of character that writers like me only dream of creating. That's because Medea offers Perry's fans a rare opportunity to revisit the old days. The days when your mother and grandmother were revered and when she talked, you listen. The good old days when women dispensed love with a word and dealt with everything else with a firm hand and the things they said might not have always been things you wanted to hear, but you needed to and in the end, you learned a valuable lesson. Lessons that you appreciated. This is that kind of book. Tyler Perry pulls no punches and this book reads like a one woman show and is an easy read. Perry offers up via Medea his hilarious take on everything from life, love to raising children and guns, if you saw the plays or the movies, that's her favorite topic. But underneath of it all, Perry remains true to his faith and offers messages of forgiveness, faith and family. This will be at the top of my list as a Mother's Day gift for the Medeas (also known as the Mother Dears) in my life. Then again, this book might give them ideas.

Madea Does It Again

It took me about 2 hours to read the book cover to cover. I laughed out loud, reflected about my own Madea, and most importantly did some soul searching. This is a great book and will make a great gift for Easter or Mother's Day. If you are a Tyler Perry fan YOU must own this piece of literature ... your collection is incomplete without it.