«A gripping, revelatory memoir»

NPR

«Soul-baring»

The Washington Post

«Immensely inspiring and candid . . . This bittersweet and poignant work will leave readers in awe»

Publishers Weekly

«Williams’s cool rasp leaps off every page, his story told in the direct yet impassioned language that defined his greatest characters.»

Vulture

«A bittersweet memento of a generational talent gone too soon»

Kirkus Review