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Karamo
- My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing and Hope
- Narrated by: Karamo Brown
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary
An insightful, candid, and inspiring memoir from Karamo Brown - Queer Eye’s beloved culture expert - as he shares his story for the first time, exploring how the challenges in his own life have allowed him to forever transform the lives of those in need.
When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of Netflix’s Queer Eye, he knew he wouldn’t win the role of culture expert by discussing art and theatre. Instead he decided to redefine what 'culture' could - and should - mean for the show. He took a risk and declared, 'I am culture'.
Karamo believes that culture is so much more than art museums and the ballet - it’s how people feel about themselves and others, how they relate to the world around them, and how their shared labels, burdens, and experiences affect their daily lives in ways both subtle and profound. Seen through this lens, Karamo is culture: his family is Jamaican and Cuban; he was raised in the American South in predominantly white neighbourhoods and attended an HBCU (historically black college/university); he was trained as a social worker and psychotherapist; he overcame personal issues of colourism, physical and emotional abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, and public infamy; he is a proud and dedicated gay single father of two boys, one biological and the other adopted.
It is by discussing deep subjects like these, he feels, that the makeovers on the show can attain their full, lasting meaning. Styling your hair and getting new clothes and furniture are important, but it’s also important that you work out why you haven’t done so in 20 years - doing that can truly change your life.
In this eye-opening and moving memoir, Karamo reflects on his lifelong education. It comprises every adversity he has overcome as well as the lessons he has learned along the way. It is only by exploring our difficulties and having the hard conversations - with ourselves and one another - that we are able to adjust our mind-sets, heal emotionally and move forward to live our best lives.
Karamo shows us the way.
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- BBDR
- 09-03-20
" i might run for office" Karamo for President!
It was great. It must be a hard thing to do to tell the world about the bad things about yourself. An interesting story.
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- Lauren
- 10-08-19
Amazing. Life changing!
Karamo’s emotional stories and his lessons learned have instilled how important transparency is among us and this will 100% help me moving forward in my relationships with friends, co-workers and my life partner.
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- Ali J
- 08-10-19
Great audiobook!
Loved this ... very honest account of his journey. What was interesting was I found it uncomfortable at times listening to Karamo telling us how good he was at certain things - it made me question why I felt this way. He's a brilliant life coach and presenter so hey why not highlight things you are good at in life. Mind you I'm British and we're just not that good at applauding our own achievements... maybe it's a cultural thing. Lots to think about and highly recommended. Congratulations on an excellent first book 🙏🙏🙏
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- Elizabeth Lewis
- 20-07-22
Karamo definitely caused me tears
Karamo took me on a journey of his life I never expected to go on. His honesty, his ability to take ownership and responsibility for everything within his life, the experiences he has been on, and his endless and boundless desire to give back make for a compelling and definitely teary eyed read.
I now understand where his almost super hero like empathy comes from and I look forward to seeing his dreamed about talk show when it airs in the UK.
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- Nimble M
- 23-03-19
My soul feels like it’s been wrapped in a warm jumper.
Brilliantly insightful, pure and brutally honest.
A wonderful insight into a man who is seemingly driven by love.
Thank you Karamo.
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- Sahara
- 29-09-19
Lovely
Such a genuinely wonderful guy. Loved his struggles and his strength. Really made me think about how I focused on my self esteem
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- Aqasa Nu
- 20-07-19
the future for social work is bright
it's a journey we can all applaud with outcomes we can all be onboard with.
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- Blake Eden
- 13-01-22
My life coach
I loved this book it's so honest, so meaningful. I have no doubt this extrodinary man is changing the world already. if I could start a slow clap in a comment I would. 👏 👏 👏
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- TG
- 21-11-19
A joy
A joy to listen to! I highly recommend this audiobook to anybody struggling with life. Karamo is very inspiring.
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- Bethany Dance
- 21-10-19
Definitely worth a listen
Wonderful, heartfelt, insightful, and quite shocking! I would 100% recommend this book if you watched Queer Eye and loved it, because Karamo tells his story - about growing up, his life experieces, how he became the man he is today, and how he came to appear on QE, including the interview process.
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