Heavy
About this book
"Laymon writes eloquently and honestly about the physical manifestations of violence, grief, trauma, and abuse on his own body. He writes of his own eating disorder and gambling addiction as well as similar issues that run throughout his family. 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"--
Subjects
- 305.896/073
- african americans
- african americans, biography
- african americans--biography
- african american studies
- american
- biographies
- biography
- biography & autobiography
- collectionid:bannedbooks
- compulsive gamblers
- compulsive gamblers--united states--biography
- compulsive gambling
- e185.97.l394 a3 2018
- eating disorders
- eating disorders--patients
- eating disorders--patients--united states--biography
- ethnic studies
- families
- family
- familylaymon, kiese
- feeding and eating disorders
- gambling
- history / united states / general
- humans
- laymon, kiese
- mother and child
- mother and child--united states
- mother-child relations
- new york times reviewed
- patients
- people of color
- personal memoirs
- social science