Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

86 reviews

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

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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

sharifas's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

karmapen's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Racism, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

savyelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Racism

michellektong's review

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 against another edition

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

rmperezpadilla's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

savvylit's review

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

micaelacccc's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Minor: Incest

whatadutchgirlreads's review against another edition

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