Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Tung by Kiese Laymon

20 reviews

melissa_cosgrove's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

WOW wow wow wow this was so good. 

This book is heavy, for sure. But there’s hope here too. The language is rich and raw and unique, his voice is direct and honest, and there’s a rhythm and cohesiveness to the whole experience. 

I don’t think I’ve ever read a memoir written in second person before, and I’m blown away by how well it worked here. It was a really creative, effective way to portray such a complicated maternal relationship. 

As someone who also has a very complicated relationship with my mother, I was in awe of his capacity for compassion and empathy, while staying true to himself, his trauma, his very justified anger and pain. It’s a delicate balance I have yet to achieve in my own writing. I underlined so many quotes in this book, and I know I’ll be reading it again. 

Really really excited to see him speak in Buffalo next week. Really really excited to read the rest of his work. 

This book is powerful and abundant and I was hanging on every word. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Rape

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

cradman's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

I Will remember: the brutal truth Laymon lays out. They say to write the hardest thing, the truthiest truth, and boy did he. The honesty doesn’t exactly indict, even though it’s written to his mom. Instead, readers are rendered mute. There’s nothing to argue with here. It’s all true.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, and Sexual violence

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

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

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 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

jazzreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Heavy is a powerful memoir of Kiese Laymon's life thus far. It's a hopeful and devastating, heart wrenching and heartwarming account of being a Black child, and then a Black man in America. Laymon writes in a modern stream of consciousness style, but what's really incredible is how he can still weave cohesive themes throughout his story. Heavy was one of the best memoirs I've read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Drug abuse

lowbrowhighart's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Islamophobia, Alcoholism, Grief, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexism, Self harm, Police brutality, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Pedophilia, Death, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Car accident, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Cursing, Dementia, and Medical trauma