Punch me up to the gods
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250 pages
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2105
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English
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A poetic and raw coming-of-age memoir in essays about blackness, masculinity, and addiction--,Provided by publisher.
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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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Broome, B. (2021). Punch me up to the gods . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Broome, Brian. 2021. Punch Me Up to the Gods. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Broome, Brian. Punch Me Up to the Gods Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Broome, Brian. Punch Me Up to the Gods Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021.
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