This book is amazing. Direct. Vulnerable. So super smart. It is vast in all the thing it discusses and intersectional. Race. Gender. Addiction. Body. Blackness. This book is major. Memoir at its best.

REREAD: still incredible. Still blown away by his writing. I listened this time through and his rhythm and style are even more clear in listening to the book. I found more humor and more fullness in listening. I liked reading it more because it felt more intimate but listening helped to fill out the book in many places. Laymon is a treasure.