Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

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

211 reviews

aaliya87's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Body horror, Fatphobia, and Rape

danimcthomas's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

I respect Gay’s perspective and appreciate her honesty about life as a very fat person - those parts were so refreshing to read. I think what didn’t connect for me was the tone - Roxane doesn’t seem like a very happy person. She felt guarded even in writing something so vulnerable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder

mirandaleighhhh's review against another edition

5.0

This took courage and vulnerability on a level that I’m not sure I’ll ever reach. I saw another review that mentioned this sounding like a private conversation, and I agree. As I tend to with memoirs, I listened to the audiobook, and it was a privilege to hear Roxanne narrate her own story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

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

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

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

marissasa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This memoir is so full of emotion and gut-wrenching truths about the ways society unfairly views and treats fat people, told with excellent writing and unflinching bluntness. I listened to Roxane Gay tell her own story on audiobook and it definitely enhanced the experience. This book will make you confront your own internal prejudices and biases towards fat people, especially very obese people, and make you question why society refuses to change to be more accepting and accommodating to people who are being constantly told that their bodies are a problem regardless of the fact that they are just human beings like anyone else. Roxane Gay's personal story is heartbreaking and intense, and I truly respect her choice to share the details and help others going through similar things realize that they are not alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Rape

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

studydniowka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

Bardzo emocjonalny zapis zmagania się z traumą i zaburzeniami odżywiania. Bardzo osobista dla mnie książka, ale jakoś nie jestem w stanie dać jej więcej gwiazdek.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Rape

zoefranka's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder