Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon

Heavy: An American Memoir

Kiese Laymon

345 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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*Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal and Kirkus Prize Finalist* In this powerful and provocative memoir, genre-bending essayist and novelist Kiese Laymon explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black b...

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4.58
based on 10,182 reviews

Moods

emotional: 87%

reflective: 79%

challenging: 64%

sad: 50%

dark: 41%

tense: 25%

inspiring: 19%

informative: 18%

hopeful: 15%

funny: 6%


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68% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
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