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Here for It

By Thomas, R. Eric

Here for It Books

Here for It

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From the creator of Elle's "Eric Reads the News," a heartfelt and hilarious memoir-in-essays about growing up seeing the world differently, finding unexpected hope, and experiencing every awkward, extraordinary stumble along the way. "Pop culture-obsessed, Sedaris-level laugh-out-loud funny . . . [R. Eric Thomas] is one of my favorite writers."-Lin-Manuel Miranda, Entertainment Weekly R. Eric Thomas didn't know he was different until the world told him so. Everywhere he went-whether it was his rich, mostly white, suburban high school, his conservative black church, or his Ivy League college in a big city-he found himself on the outside looking in. In essays by turns hysterical and heartfelt, Eric redefines what it means to be an "other" through the lens of his own life experience. He explores the two worlds of his childhood: the barren urban landscape where his parents' house was an anomalous bright spot, and the verdant school they sent him to in white suburbia. He writes about struggling to reconcile his Christian identity with his sexuality, the exhaustion of code-switching in college, accidentally getting famous on the internet (for the wrong reason), and the surreal experience of covering the 2016 election, and the seismic changes that came thereafter. Ultimately, Eric seeks the answer to these ever more relevant questions: Is the future worth it? Why do we bother when everything seems to be getting worse? As the world continues to shift in unpredictable ways, Eric finds the answers to these questions by re-envisioning what "normal" means and in the powerful alchemy that occurs when you at last place yourself at the center of your own story. Here for It will resonate deeply and joyfully with everyone who has ever felt pushed to the margins, struggled with self-acceptance, or wished to shine more brightly in a dark world. Stay here for it-the future may surprise you.
Product details
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2020-02-18
Publication Date:
1900-01-01
Publisher:
Not Stated
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0525621032
ISBN13:
9780525621034
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
398 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
217 cm
Thickness:
30 cm

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