Praise For…
“Bracingly candid . . . With [his cerebral palsy] diagnosis came understanding, and a lifetime of resilience enabled [Marshall] to find the silver linings that allow him to life life on his own terms.”
— Washington Post, 10 Noteworthy books for June
“A sparkling portrait of personal discovery and a celebration of family, forgiveness, and thriving with a disability. In a zesty, forthright series of humorous, heartfelt, and often wincingly oddball anecdotes. . . [Marshall] displays a natural storytelling ability, and he writes with a good dose of self-effacing humor, exposing the murky consequences of secrets, even when they’re kept with the best intentions.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“[A] riotously funny book that will steal your heart from the very first page. . . Rare is the book that makes me both laugh out loud and shed actual tears, but
Leg made me do both. . . [Marshall's] writing brings to mind early David Sedaris, with its bitingly funny caricatures and descriptions, bathed in blistering commentary, deep-seated opinions, wit, intellect and, above all else, fierce family love.”
— Bookpage, Starred Review
“This hilarious and wholly unique memoir by Greg Marshall tackles many subjects: disability, family relationships, and coming out (twice). With signature wit and humor, Marshall takes material that could be morbid in the hands of a lesser writer, and dares his readers not to laugh. He knows he's had an unconventional life, but there's no self-pity here. Instead, he embraces the absurdity of it all and leans into it, making one hell of an entertaining book.”
— Buzzfeed, Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 2023
“Marshall traces his experience coming out of two closets—first as gay, and much later, as having cerebral palsy—in this comedic memoir.”
— Publishers Weekly
“In this big-hearted, (literally) laugh-out-loud memoir, Marshall explores how it touched every other aspect of his life, from dealing with grief, to dating as a gay man, to making sense of it all through writing.”
— Bustle
“Marshall’s book, in staying so firmly focused on his specific experience, offers a different kind of solidarity. Though I don’t have cerebral palsy, I cringed, gasped, and smiled in recognition . . . Abandoning the obfuscation with which many of us learn to talk about disability is hard, even when the only people we’re convincing with our vague wording are ourselves. But in Leg, Marshall makes a convincing argument that becoming more open is also a path out of shame. We need as many writers as possible who, like Marshall, are willing to say the silent part out loud.”
— The Brooklyn Rail
“Smart and heartfelt … His honesty and clarity in writing about disability makes this debut one to watch.”
— LitHub, Most Anticipated Books of 2023
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Leg is a laugh-out-loud funny memoir that will hit you squarely in the heart and leave you with tears in your eyes. Tears of joy and tears of heartache, sure—but most of all tears of gratitude for this incredible tale of marvelous resilience, tremendous love, a larger-than-life family, and boner pills. Greg Marshall is one helluva storyteller, taking hilarity and emotional resonance and putting them in a paint mixer set to high until he creates an astonishingly bright, bold, and beautiful new color that is uniquely his own.”
— ISAAC FITZGERALD, New York Times bestselling author of Dirtbag, Massachusetts
“Honestly, I don’t know how to describe Greg Marshall’s
Leg—a strange, smutty, hilarious, beautiful, compassionate, provoking, big-hearted, sharp-tongued, original, brilliant memoir. It’s about a very particular coming-of-age that will nevertheless remind readers of what it is to be young and to want
everything. Marshall’s
Leg is sui generis. I hated to see it end.”
— ELIZABETH McCRACKEN, National Book Award finalist and author of The Hero of This Book
“Greg Marshall's
Leg has all the ingredients of an addictive memoir. But what separates this book from the pack is Marshall’s rich and rare perspective navigating the world as a queer disabled person. Marshall delves into his unique life experiences to illustrate the all-too-relatable struggle to be your authentic self and he does it with unflinching honesty. He's one of the most exciting new voices in non-fiction. I could get lost in his brilliant brain forever.”
— RYAN O’CONNELL, author of Just by Looking at Him
“In the struggles of his body, his family, and his own exploration of his identities, Marshall finds a mirror and a prism for life in America now. This is a funny, smart, and loving memoir, and I learned perhaps more about myself reading
Leg than I did about Marshall.”
— ALEXANDER CHEE, author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel
“Greg Marshall’s
Leg is the rare witty, tender, ebullient, wry, and raunchy memoir. Marshall is a natural storyteller, both disarmingly vulnerable and wickedly funny, and
Leg is a beautiful, necessary book.”
— LAUREN HOUGH, New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing
"Greg Marshall's
Leg is a generous gift to readers. Yes, it is a raw, brutally honest, and compassionate chronicle of discovery (both of the self and the surrounding world) but it is also one of the funniest books I've ever read."
— CHLOÉ COOPER JONES, author of Easy Beauty
“No one manages to make the specific as universal as Greg Marshall. Sharply observed with prose that explodes into your stomach,
Leg captures a life of victories and struggles that never once tip into victimhood while showcasing a spirit like no other.”
— BEN PHILIPPE, Author of Sure, I'll Be Your Black Friend
“Greg Marshall’s moving memoir Leg is about finding strength in family support. . . marked by humor; family bonds form its inspirational core . . . a powerful memoir about overcoming obstacles with one’s sense of humor intact.”
— Foreword Reviews
“Marshall’s debut book is laugh-out-loud-hilarious while simultaneously managing to be poignant and tender. At its core, it’s an examination of what it means to transform when there are parts of yourself you can’t change.”
— District Fray
“Fans of David Sedaris and R. Eric Thomas will love this memoir of a man who loved creating and acting from a young age. The family is hilarious, and I loved that Greg being gay was no big deal — just one part of a moving, touching story.”