Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Tung by Kiese Laymon

109 reviews

purlhaggard's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

I’m experiencing sincere heart ache. This was not only written beautifully, but the weight of the subject matter is overwhelming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Racism, and Sexual assault

pradajones's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, and Racism

Moderate: Xenophobia and Islamophobia

octobermontoya's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Heavy covers a lot of ground: identity, anti-blackness, academia, addiction, complex family relationships, sex, art, and disordered eating. It's funny, sad, honest, uncomfortable, intense, and beautifully written. While the story is chronological, what Laymon does really well is illustrate how learning and healing are anything but linear. I recommend the audio book if you're into that sort of thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

murryloub's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

One of the most intense books I've ever read. In a way, it reminds me of The Bluest Eye; we didn't 100k out for Black children then, & we still don't now. In this book, it's like watching little Pecola grow into a dysfunctional, self-loathing adult. "Heavy" is exactly what this memoir makes you feel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Racism

shoshthemost's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Racism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

jaren's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Eating disorder and Addiction

coderedkira's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

The audiobook was excellent, having Laymon read it brought the raw emotions forward and made it incredibly engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Racism, Sexual assault, and Addiction

solenodon's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Police brutality

geminimoonriver's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, and Child abuse

orireading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, and Sexual content