Lisa Akbari's very short book is much too anectdotal for me. That's my overall complaint and it bothers me that there are so few serious books specifically aimed at the hair care issues of the woman of color with seriously curly/kinky hair.
I thought this book would be objective, backed by facts and tell the whys and why nots of hair care for the typical woman of color with seriously curly hair but this is not so. The primary reference point is the author's experience as a beautician. That's not good enough for me. For example she discusses dry, flaking, itching scalp fromt the point of view her experience while working at a salon. I didn't want to know nor did I think it added value to read stories related to how many women came into that particular salon and let people scratch their heads. I expected a section on dealing with dry, itching and flaking scalp problems. I expected it to be dealt with in a straight forward manner in the prose of if you have the following issues then do the following..... Not even close. While the author does make reference to dermatologists opinions there is not a clear connection between the medical guidelines and the "well this works for me" guidelines.
I have read other, older books that I think were better. Specifically, Pamela Ferrell's "Let's Talk Hair" is still the best book when it comes to taking care of non chemically treated super curly/kinky hair. I do believe if you are just starting to take care of your own hair then there is something to be learned from this book hence the two stars. But if you have been reading up on this subject matter for awhile, as I have, then you won't find any new real info. I find this really disappointing because while the book "Let's Talk Hair" is good it only really gets to the basics and so do some of the others.
Another factor that was disappointing was the lack of photographs. It always helps to see what is being described, especially when it's hair but that wasn't possible. Just another reason I wasn't impressed with the book.