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Wow! No words! This one packed a punch.
I don’t know exactly what to say about this memoir, as it was the most honest and real memoir I’ve read and I’ve probably read close to hundred memoirs.
Kiese Laymon wrote a gorgeous book that is raw, real and gorgeous. What I find especially compelling is it is his journey and life to this point. He ended it without a tidy bow and I felt that was so risky and honest, in a way I haven’t seen before. He shares secrets and he shares his struggles. He doesn’t ...more
I don’t know exactly what to say about this memoir, as it was the most honest and real memoir I’ve read and I’ve probably read close to hundred memoirs.
Kiese Laymon wrote a gorgeous book that is raw, real and gorgeous. What I find especially compelling is it is his journey and life to this point. He ended it without a tidy bow and I felt that was so risky and honest, in a way I haven’t seen before. He shares secrets and he shares his struggles. He doesn’t ...more

Dec 29, 2019
Stacy
marked it as to-read