04039cam a2200361 4500 545453904 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780358439110 0358439116 B08B3K4KWV Amazon B08B3K4KWV Amazon B08B3K4KWV Amazon ad5788c4-d5ce-4993-9e2d-fa0c433593c8 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 5545956 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Broome, Brian. Punch Me Up to the Gods [Libby] : A Memoir. HMH Books, 2021. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 1105kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE • <i>PUBLISHERS WEEKLY</i> BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR •</b><b>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> EDITORS' PICK</b></p> <ul> <li><b>A <i>TODAY</i> SUMMER READING LIST PICK • AN <i>ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY</i> BEST DEBUT OF SUMMER PICK</b> <b>• A <i>PEOPLE</i> BEST BOOK OF SUMMER PICK</b></li> </ul> <p><br /> <b>A poetic and raw coming-of-age memoir about Blackness, masculinity, and addiction</b><br /> "<i>Punch Me Up to the Gods</i> obliterates what we thought were the limitations of not just the American memoir, but the possibilities of the American paragraph. I'm not sure a book has ever had me sobbing, punching the air, dying of laughter, and needing to write as much as Brian Broome's staggering debut. This sh*t is special."<br /> <b>—Kiese Laymon, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Heavy</i></b><br /> "<i>Punch Me Up to the Gods</i> is some of the finest writing I have ever encountered and one of the most electrifying, powerful, simply spectacular memoirs I—or you—have ever read. And you <i>will</i> read it; you <i>must</i> read it. It contains everything we all crave so deeply: truth, soul, brilliance, grace. It is a masterpiece of a memoir and Brian Broome should win the Pulitzer Prize for writing it. I am in absolute awe and you will be, too."<br /> <b>—Augusten Burroughs, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Running with Scissors</i></b><br /> <i>Punch Me Up to the Gods</i> introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early years growing up in Ohio as a dark-skinned Black boy harboring crushes on other boys propel forward this gorgeous, aching, and unforgettable debut. Brian's recounting of his experiences—in all their cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking glory—reveal a perpetual outsider awkwardly squirming to find his way in. Indiscriminate sex and escalating drug use help to soothe his hurt, young psyche, usually to uproarious and devastating effect. A no-nonsense mother and broken father play crucial roles in our misfit's origin story. But it is Brian's voice in the retelling that shows the true depth of vulnerability for young Black boys that is often quietly near to bursting at the seams.<br /> <br /> Cleverly framed around Gwendolyn Brooks's poem "We Real Cool," the iconic and loving ode to Black boyhood, <i>Punch Me Up to the Gods</i> is at once playful, poignant, and wholly original. Broome's writing brims with swagger and sensitivity, bringing an exquisite and fresh voice to ongoing cultural conversations about Blackness in America.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. Harvey, Yona. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ad5788c4-d5ce-4993-9e2d-fa0c433593c8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ad5788c4-d5ce-4993-9e2d-fa0c433593c8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=ad5788c4-d5ce-4993-9e2d-fa0c433593c8&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)