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Sink - A Memoir (Hardcover)
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Sink - A Memoir (Hardcover)
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"A brilliant and brilliantly different" (Kiese Laymon), wrenching
and redemptive coming-of-age memoir about the difficulty of growing
up in a hazardous home and the glory of finding salvation in geek
culture. Stranded within an ever-shifting family’s desperate but
volatile attempts to love, saddled with a mercurial mother mired in
crack addiction, and demeaned daily for his perceived weakness,
Joseph Earl Thomas grew up feeling he was under constant threat.
Roaches fell from the ceiling, colonizing bowls of noodles and
cereal boxes. Fists and palms pounded down at school and at home,
leaving welts that ached long after they disappeared. An
inescapable hunger gnawed at his frequently empty stomach, and
requests for food were often met with indifference if not open
hostility. Deemed too unlike the other boys to ever gain the
acceptance he so desperately desired, he began to escape into
fantasy and virtual worlds, wells of happiness in a childhood
assailed on all sides. In a series of exacting and fierce
vignettes, Thomas guides readers through the unceasing cruelty that
defined his circumstances, laying bare the depths of his loneliness
and illuminating the vital reprieve geek culture offered him. With
remarkable tenderness and devastating clarity, he explores how
lessons of toxic masculinity were drilled into his body and the way
the cycle of violence permeated the very fabric of his environment.
Even in the depths of isolation, there were unexpected moments of
joy carved out, from summers where he was freed from the injurious
structures of his surroundings to the first glimpses of kinship he
caught on his journey to becoming a Pokémon master. SINK follows
Thomas's coming-of-age towards an understanding of what it means to
lose the desire to fit in—with his immediate peers, turbulent
family, or the world—and how good it feels to build community,
love, and salvation on your own terms.
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Imprint: |
Grand Central Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2023 |
Authors: |
Joseph E Thomas
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Dimensions: |
214 x 146 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5387-0617-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
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LSN: |
1-5387-0617-2 |
Barcode: |
9781538706176 |
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