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Nonfiction Reviews

Ist Teil von

• Publishers Weekly, 2024, Vol.271 (19)

Ort / Verlag

New York: PWxyz, LLC

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

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• Flanking the more narrative passages are ruminations on the ironies of client/escort relationships, Freudian breakdowns of Shane’s relationship with her father (“When I was sixteen, my father demanded two pieces of information from me: my status as a virgin and my status as a lesbian”), and sharp examinations of the prostitute’s symbolic power as opposed to that of the “civilian woman.” Atria/Black Privilege Publishing, 28.99 (288p) ISBN 978-1-9821-7379-1 Charlamagne (Black Privilege), cohost of the Breakfast Club radio show, opines on mental health, social media, and the power of comedy in these punchy if occasionally clichéd essays. The most successful selections showcase Charlamagne’s comic chops and idiosyncratic thinking, as when he argues that delivering big ideas in a humorous way can encourage people to engage in difficult debates with “the same level of focus you acquire with post-nut clarity” (the alleged lucidity of mind that follows an orgasm). Serving up frank personal reflection, Charlamagne discusses straining to keep his ego in check as his career took off in the mid-2010s and recounts how writing a book about his mental health struggles led his father to open up for the first time about living with depression.