susysimmonds's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault
anger566's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
I really enjoyed this memoir! I listened to the audiobook and I feel like it made the experience so much better. I think a lot of people (especially young women) can relate to Gay's analysis of her own life and how weight gain and self-image can impact us while we're young and influence our relationships well into adulthood. Although this memoir mainly centered around Gay's relationship with food, hunger, and self-image I appreciated the parts about living as a black woman in the Midwest and feeling out of place in academia because of your race and size. Definitely read! (or listen lol)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcohol
Spoiler
Author was sexually assaulted as a child, she talks about this in detail. The author describes being body shamed because of her weight/size. The memoir centers around her relationship with food and her weight so there she recounts many fat-shaming memories. The author describes her past experience with bulimia in detail. Briefly mentions how she was emotionally and physically abused by past partners. Author mentions buying beer on her 21st birthday. The author describes her broken ankle.
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