Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

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

103 reviews

emmareeser's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicidal thoughts

eena's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexual assault, and Rape

kenna14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

One thing I will always appreciate about Roxane Gay is how honest she is. She doesn't try to shy away from the truth or sugarcoat things to protect your feelings. I love her and how she challenges me and how much I always learn when I read her books <3 (she's also a fellow swimmer. slay.)
AUDIOBOOK

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

c100's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, and Body shaming

naemy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

simplespud's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Racism

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

sarahdmt's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

C'est dur, intense, désagréable et pourtant si percutant, si essentiel. Les sujets sont incroyablement difficiles mais ce court récit à la première personne dit tellement de choses sur des maltraitances bien trop universelles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Racism

nitar8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder

kry_yang's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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