Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

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

29 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

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

renewed_reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, and Sexism

sophiejts's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit and Medical trauma

sharleight's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Grief and Medical trauma

mirandyli's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This was an eye-opening, thought-provoking memoir that I think everyone, especially those who are not fat, should read. Roxane Gay is a master of writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Bullying, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Medical content, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

gibetal's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, Vomit, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Racism

shazel64's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

januaryapril's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

A great book, such difficult subject matter but Roxane Gay does an amazing job at telling her story. I felt so connected to her and so aware the whole time I was reading. Made me very aware of my body and confronted many of the same thoughts I have about what it feels like to exist and move in this world. Also made me more aware of how others may feel. Why have we come to a point where we all have to be so obsessed with our bodies and how do we escape this?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Vomit, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual violence

biblioghoul's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia