From the Bookshelf of The Memoir Book Group

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Donovan Mattole
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
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Stacy
Dec 29, 2019 marked it as to-read