Heavy by Kiese Laymon

Heavy

Kiese Laymon

257 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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In Heavy, Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about growing up a hard-headed black son to a complicated and brilliant black mother in Jackson, Mississippi. From his early experiences of sexual violence, to his suspension from college, to his tre...

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Moods

emotional 86%
reflective 79%
challenging 65%
sad 48%
dark 39%
tense 23%
informative 17%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 14%
funny 5%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 19%
slow 11%

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4.57

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