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3.5/5stars This too is real life, he thinks. Not merely the accumulation of tasks, thinks to be done and sorted, but also the bumping up against other lives, everyone in the world insignificant when taken and observed together. A slice of life of a young black man who is studying in a predominately white environment in a midwestern university. The way POC deal with grief and trauma will always be something more and much deeper than most non-POC will realize. Taylor's writing was so goddamn beautiful!!! Although the book takes place over the course of a three-day weekend but I felt like I knew some of these characters all my life after I finished reading. The themes of the exploration of grief and sexuality touched upon in this book. There was a lot to relate to, and a decently thought-provoking read this was. Book Trigger Warnings: Depression, Homophobic slurs, Molestation, Racial slurs