How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America

By Kiese Laymon,

Book cover of How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America: Essays

Book description

Author and essayist Kiese Laymon is one of the most unique, stirring, and powerful new voices in American writing. How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America is a collection of his essays, touching on subjects ranging from family, race, violence, and celebrity to music, writing, and coming of…

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1 author picked How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Finding your voice and using it to champion those in the world who mean the most to you is at the heart of this collection of essays. It is steadfast in its commentary on the world just as it questions the self and how to move beyond from what weighs you down in order to rise up.

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