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REVIEWS: Heavy
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The Guardian
Kirkus
Book Companion
Named a Best Book of 2018 by the New York Times. In this
powerful and provocative memoir, genre-bending essayist and
novelist Kiese Laymon explores what the weight of a lifetime of
secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black
family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse.
In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up
a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black
mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of
sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his trek to
New York as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex
relationship with his mother, grandmother, anorexia, obesity,
sex, writing, and ultimately gambling. A personal narrative that
illuminates national failures, Heavy is defiant yet vulnerable,
an insightful, often comical exploration of weight, identity,
art, friendship, and family that begins with a confusing
childhood—and continues through twenty-five years of haunting
implosions and long reverberations.
Characters: 77. Amazon rating: 5 stars. Genre:
Memoir/Non-Fiction.
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