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Punch Me Up To The Gods audiobook

  • By: Brian Broome
  • Narrator: Brian Broome
  • Length: 7 hours 20 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: May 18, 2021
  • Language: English
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Punch Me Up To The Gods Audiobook Summary

WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE¬†‚Ä¢ WINNER OF A LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD ‚Ä¢ A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ‚Ä¢¬†A¬†NEW YORK TIMES¬†EDITORS’ PICK ‚Ä¢ A STONEWALL HONOR BOOK ‚Ä¢ NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, LIBRARY JOURNAL, AMAZON AND APPLE BOOKS ‚Ä¢ A¬†TODAY¬†SUMMER READING LIST PICK¬†‚Ä¢ AN¬†ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY¬†BEST DEBUT OF SUMMER PICK¬†‚Ä¢ A¬†PEOPLE¬†BEST BOOK OF SUMMER PICK

A raw, poetic, coming-of-age “masterwork” (The New York Times) about Blackness, masculinity and addiction

“Punch Me Up to the Gods 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.”

—Kiese Laymon, New York Times bestselling author of Heavy

“Punch Me Up to the Gods 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 will read it; you must 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.”

—Augusten Burroughs, New York Times bestselling author of Running with Scissors

Punch Me Up to the Gods 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.

Cleverly framed around Gwendolyn Brooks’s poem “We Real Cool,” the iconic and loving ode to Black boyhood, Punch Me Up to the Gods 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.

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Narrator Brian Broome
Length 7 hours 20 minutes
Author Brian Broome
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date May 18, 2021
ISBN 9780358449843

Subjects

The publisher of the Punch Me Up To The Gods is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Biography & Autobiography, Gay & Lesbian

Additional info

The publisher of the Punch Me Up To The Gods is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780358449843.

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This book is only available in the United States.

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