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Brian Broome's memoir Punch Me Up to the Gods sheds light on growing up as a gay Black boy in...
A black boy is bad enough but coming out that you like men is a whole other issue involved in...
I definitely am not a memoir reader but this sounds really compelling. The first look was so well...
The cover drew me to this memoir instantly. I have read several gay coming of age memoirs, and...
Memoirs are almost always fascinating in some capacity and this one is no different. I also feel...
This memoir sounds like it will be an interesting look into the Black narrative and how one grows...
I rarely read memoirs, and when I do, they're of people I'm familiar with prior to the book or...
I don’t typically read memoirs unless they are about a person I am interested in. Since I had not...
I am a fan of Ms. Brooks' poetry and think this would be an interesting tale based on her poem....
I honestly am usually not a fan of memoir-style, non-fiction books, but the first impression of...
Brian Broome has lived a difficult and heartbreaking life – but he made it. He always felt...
First of all I love memoirs and I think this one sounds great! I can imagine the author went...
Brian Broome grew up in Ohio. This book is a memoir of his time spent as a dark-skinned Black boy...
This memoir sounds unlike any other I have ever read. The honest reality of growing up black in...
You don’t have to convince me anymore once you say, “cleverly framed around Gwendolyn Brooks’s...
This book wouldn't seem like it would be an interesting read if I fit into the demographic reader...
Memoirs and autobiographies are my favorite genre. I love reading how someone experienced their...
I love the cover, it's so sweet to see the writer as a young child. Furthermore, I adore memoirs;...
I generally avoid memoirs as I’m not terribly interested in them as a genre. This one, like all...
Especially recently I am loving memoirs. It is so fun to get an inside glimpse into the lives of...
This memoir comes right to live on the page. The writing is so fluid and easy to read. His life...
This excerpt held my interest from the first page. It’s so raw and honest. I cab already tell...
I love all the different memoirs I'm seeming to come across lately. This one about the life of...
I enjoy the journalistic style of the chapters without the feelings being so obvious ad...
If there was ever a book that reads "timely," then this one is it. Broome gives readers a raw...
After reading the preview and others' reviews this seems to be a great memoir. As a gay man and a...
Very rarely do you hear about "black boys" coming out. But this was interesting to me as to how a...
I think this book will be influential in its story. We do not hear from many African American...
The discovery of becoming an adult is tough enough for men, but add what it is to be a black man...
As a black person in Ohio, I have never felt more connected to a book. I love reading memoirs...
I am a HUGE fan of memoirs. I love to read about the experiences of others and how they handle...
I'm really excited to read this one. It'll be really interesting to read a memoir that addresses...
Memoirs are tricky to rate. With this one, the writing itself is immersive, engaging, and...
This book sounds really interesting and it’s a life experience I’d be interested in reading...
I feel depressed after reading this. It's too dreary and dispiriting. I don't read a lot of...
This seems like a decent memoir for anyone that may be interested in the author’s life. I do not...
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