Kiese Laymon, Heavy 10 likes Like It ain’t about making white folk feel what you feel, she said. Through self-exploration, storytelling, and honest conversation with family and friends, Heavy seeks to bring what has been hidden into the light and to reckon with all of its myriad sources, from the most intimate-a mother-child relationship-to the most universal-a society that has undervalued and abused black bodies for centuries"- Assigning source Provided by publisher Biography type autobiography Cataloging source LBSOR/DLC Laymon, Kiese Dewey number 305.896/073 Index no index present LC call number E185.97. Kiese Laymon, Heavy 12 likes Like Ain’t nothing in the world worse than looking at your children drowning, knowing ain’t nothing you can do because scared that if you get to trying to save them, they might see that you can swim either. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. Language eng Summary "Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body.
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