Fire Shut Up in My Bones
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0544570111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Above all, this is the story of a courageously honest man arriving at his decision to 'stop running like the river and just be the ocean, vast, deep, and exactly where it was always meant to be.' Blow has written a classic memoir of a truly American childhood." —HENRY LOUIS GATES "Fire Shut Up in My Bones is a heart-stopping memoir: a portrait of the artist—the exceptionally talented columnist Charles Blow—that also puts a searing face on all sorts of abstractions, like poverty, race, sexualit
Without sentimentality or melodrama, a powerful book of a young man's tough climb A memoir's job is to bring the lifestyle, upbringing and choices made by the author into stark focus for unfamiliar readers. Without melodrama or sentimentality, Charles Blow's memoir succeeds - working as an anti-nostalgic look at the 1970s, and a look at how events in our youth make us the adults we become.I read this book because of, not despite, a few negative reviews. I think those readers expected the light, maudlin nature that many memoirs fall victim to. I understand the desire for levity and laughs, but not all stories can contain them. Here,. "It is as exquisitely beautiful as it is devastatingly raw in certain places" according to Rima Regas. What a glorious memoir! It is as exquisitely beautiful as it is devastatingly raw in certain places. The vivid picture of life as it is lived in the rural south as painted by Mr. Blow is one that readers will at once recognize as universal and familiar in certain aspects, but also see as very distinct and unique in others.Those among us who, like Mr. Blow, were victimized as children, are certain to identify with the devastating trials and tribulations that follow sexual abuse. Charles methodically takes us through the stages of self-blame, shame, ang. From the gut through the heart, filtered through an admirable mind. B. Phillips Charles M. Blow doesn't need me to approve his book. Written as much from the heart as the head, he tells his story with tremendous courage and candor. For those of us who grew up in the North it is a must-read. Blow grew up in Another Country, some understanding of which is essential for insight into what is happening politically in our country today. A very powerful experience.
“Stunning Blow’s words grab hold of you and lead you to a place of healing.” — Essence “The memoir of the year.” — A. Until one day that divided his life into Before and After—the day an older cousin took advantage of the young boy. V. Club. A New York Times Notable Book Lambda Literary Award Winner Long-listed for the PEN Open Book Award “Charles Blow is the James Baldwin of our age.” — Washington Blade “An exquisite memoir Delicately wrought and arresting.” — New York TimesUniversally praised on its publication, Fire Shut Up in My Bones