Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Tung by Kiese Laymon

25 reviews

lindsayvale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Drug use, Cursing, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Fatphobia, Classism, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

ichewonpushpins's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

4.5

Written so beautifully and earnestly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Self harm, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Addiction

marena02's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Islamophobia, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Addiction, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Vomit, Violence, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

morgankailackerman's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

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 against another edition

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

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

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

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

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