Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

17 reviews

ebuss4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Fatphobia, and Racial slurs

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

christyrice's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

It’s hard to describe how moving I found this book to be. Gay’s brutally honest recounting of her life and her relationship with her body was incredibly powerful. Her prose is beautiful but also accessible. I felt a deep sense of catharsis listening to her describe the complex relationship women, and particularly SA survivors, have with their body. 

Gay’s audiobook narration is also fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, and Rape

muchadoaboutliz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia and Xenophobia

nagginboutbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Vomit

clarabooksit's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racism, Ableism, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Classism

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Vomit, Rape, Fatphobia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Racism, Gaslighting, Classism, Infidelity, and Chronic illness

Minor: Xenophobia

ellaxiao's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Brutally honest, this memoir scraped both me and Roxane to the bone.

CWs: Rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma, eating disorder, vomit, fatphobia, body shaming, racism, emotional abuse, toxic relationship. Moderate: Medical content, medical trauma, medical fatphobia, domestic abuse, sexual content, misogyny, sexism, injury/injury detail, mental illness, self harm, ableism, suicidal thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Ableism, and Suicidal thoughts

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

savannahtrice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was so real and as a person who's struggled with disordered eating this really hit home.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism and Misogyny