![]() ![]() Just wow' ROXANE GAY 'Unflinchingly honest' RENI EDDO-LODGE 'An act of truth-telling unlike any other I can think of' ALEXANDER CHEE A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR The story of the black male experience in America you've never read before Kiese Laymon grew up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. 'So beautifully written, so insightful, so thoughtful, so honest, so vulnerable, so intimate. Seller Inventory # FOY9781526605764īook Description Paperback. #Heavy memoir how toIn Heavy, by attempting to name secrets and lies that he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few know how to love responsibly, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free.A defiant yet vulnerable memoir that Laymon started writing when he was eleven, Heavy is an insightful exploration of weight, identity, art, friendship and family._'Laymon's writing, as rich and elegant as mahogany, offers us comfort even as we grapple with his book's unflinching honesty. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his career as a young college professor, Laymon charts his complex relationship with his mother, grandmother, abuse, anorexia, obesity, sex, writing and ultimately gambling. Just wow' - Roxane Gay'Unflinchingly honest' - Reni Eddo-Lodge'An act of truth-telling unlike any other I can think of' - Alexander Chee_A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR_The story of the black male experience in America you've never read beforeKiese Laymon grew up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. _'So beautifully written, so insightful, so thoughtful, so honest, so vulnerable, so intimate. Seller Inventory # AAZ9781526605764īook Description Paperback. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. In Heavy, by attempting to name secrets and lies that he and his mother spent a lifetime avoiding, Laymon asks himself, his mother, his nation and us to confront the terrifying possibility that few know how to love responsibly, and even fewer want to live under the weight of actually becoming free.Ī defiant yet vulnerable memoir that Laymon started writing when he was eleven, Heavy is an insightful exploration of weight, identity, art, friendship and family. Kiese Laymon grew up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. The story of the black male experience in America you've never read before 'An act of truth-telling unlike any other I can think of' ALEXANDER CHEE ![]()
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