Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

256 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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*Named a Best Book of 2018 by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, NPR, Broadly, Buzzfeed (Nonfiction), The Undefeated, Library Journal (Biography/Memoirs), The Washington Post (Nonfiction), Southern Living (Southern), Entertainment Weekly, and ...

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Moods

emotional 87%
reflective 79%
challenging 67%
sad 47%
dark 39%
tense 24%
informative 18%
inspiring 17%
hopeful 12%
funny 4%

Pace

medium 70%
fast 17%
slow 11%

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