Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir by Brian Broome

8 reviews

agnesjlopez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content and Mental illness

juliagongaware's review

dark inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Addiction, Alcohol, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

eicart_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child abuse, Alcohol, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Terminal illness, Body shaming, and Infidelity

remimicha's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

pucksandpaperbacks's review against another edition

CW: Domestic and emotional abuse, f-slur, racism, racial slurs, death of a parent, grease + house fire, child abuse, drug use (cocaine), alcohol, alcoholism, misyogny, toxic masculinity, religious bigotry, homophobia, bullying, sexual harassment, internalized racism, internalized homophobia, fatphobic comments

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Fatphobia, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment

aus10england's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

Wow, did this hit. What a brilliant memoir about black queer identity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Outing, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

caitlancole's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

The heaviest, rawest memoir I’ve ever read — and I think the most important. The audiobook was exquisitely done and moved me to tears. I am in awe of Brian Broome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Homophobia, and Drug use

paigeisinabook's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

A memoir about Blackness, masculinity, sexuality, colorism, and addiction. A letter to Black men, young and old.

Following Brian Broome (with a special chapter from his mother’s POV), we see how he was raised to enact toxic masculinity and compulsory heteronormativity. Every other chapter is dedicated to the initiation of a young boy, Tuan, to the world of being a stereotypical man. The cycle continues.

This book is very good. Many lines stood out as strong and impactful and I wish that I had read it to highlight these beautiful words. Broome is a poet and it shows.

Nothing in this book lagged. Nothing was out of place.

5 out of 5 Would recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Racism, Outing, and Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent