A review by paigeisinabook
Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir by Brian Broome

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

A memoir about Blackness, masculinity, sexuality, colorism, and addiction. A letter to Black men, young and old.

Following Brian Broome (with a special chapter from his mother’s POV), we see how he was raised to enact toxic masculinity and compulsory heteronormativity. Every other chapter is dedicated to the initiation of a young boy, Tuan, to the world of being a stereotypical man. The cycle continues.

This book is very good. Many lines stood out as strong and impactful and I wish that I had read it to highlight these beautiful words. Broome is a poet and it shows.

Nothing in this book lagged. Nothing was out of place.

5 out of 5 Would recommend

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