Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

21 reviews

kshertz's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

It’s really difficult to write a story like this. This is America and this is his life. I was really emotional throughout this entire book because it was incredibly touching and difficult to see what he had gone through. It was also incredibly important to see that he is representative of a larger group of people. He is a truly gifted writer too and I found myself crying a few times which has not happened in a book in a while.  This book definitely lives up to the hype and everyone should read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, and Fatphobia

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Racism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Medical content

Minor: Dementia

karmapen's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Racism, Addiction, and Domestic abuse

michellektong's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Addiction, Child abuse, Rape, Gun violence, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Self harm, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

savvylit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Every now and then, a title truly sums up a book's contents. This is one of the heaviest memoirs I have ever read. Laymon writes with a searing honesty that spares no detail, revealing all of his own flaws and traumatic experiences. Beyond Laymon's unparalleled honesty, this book is also a beautiful tribute to the oft-rocky yet incredibly close relationship that he has with his mother. Despite their difficulties, Laymon's love and gratitude for his mother and her teachings is incredibly apparent throughout Heavy.

Heavy is a beautiful and brutal book that deftly covers so much: life, violence, hunger, poverty, unconditional love, self-destructive behavior, second chances, and - most of all - Black abundance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Racism, Body shaming, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Racial slurs

clover6872's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship, Grief, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Addiction, Sexual violence, Racism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Self harm, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, Classism, Death, Abandonment, Dementia, Biphobia, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

christynhoover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow. What a MANIFESTO. 

Heavy material but the book really moves along and is both excruciatingly honest and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Racism, Cursing, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content

lowbrowhighart's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Addiction, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Islamophobia, Alcoholism, Grief, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexism, Self harm, Police brutality, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Pedophilia, Death, Pregnancy, Transphobia, Car accident, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Cursing, Dementia, and Medical trauma

solenodon's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Cursing, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Police brutality

evagomoore's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Adult/minor relationship