Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

43 reviews

kayleajayne's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

This book is heartbreaking and honest. I do not like some of the things I read, but I relate to the mistakes and hurt between parents and their children from multi-generational poverty and trauma. Add the layer of being a black male in an anti-black world, and it’s gut-wrenching. It made me cry. It’s beautiful , but there is a call to action for us. I’m not sure many want to answer the honest call to action here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual content

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

It’s really difficult to write a story like this. This is America and this is his life. I was really emotional throughout this entire book because it was incredibly touching and difficult to see what he had gone through. It was also incredibly important to see that he is representative of a larger group of people. He is a truly gifted writer too and I found myself crying a few times which has not happened in a book in a while.  This book definitely lives up to the hype and everyone should read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, and Fatphobia

bootsmom3's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Racism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Medical content

Minor: Dementia

michelle_my_belle's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

michellektong's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Self harm, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

masonrg16's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction and Sexism

savvylit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Every now and then, a title truly sums up a book's contents. This is one of the heaviest memoirs I have ever read. Laymon writes with a searing honesty that spares no detail, revealing all of his own flaws and traumatic experiences. Beyond Laymon's unparalleled honesty, this book is also a beautiful tribute to the oft-rocky yet incredibly close relationship that he has with his mother. Despite their difficulties, Laymon's love and gratitude for his mother and her teachings is incredibly apparent throughout Heavy.

Heavy is a beautiful and brutal book that deftly covers so much: life, violence, hunger, poverty, unconditional love, self-destructive behavior, second chances, and - most of all - Black abundance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Racism, Body shaming, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Racial slurs

whatadutchgirlreads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Eating disorder

Moderate: Racism and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

clover6872's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Addiction, Sexual violence, Racism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, Classism, Death, Abandonment, Dementia, Biphobia, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

tlaynejones's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Grief, Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness