Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

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

286 reviews

thewillowwood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was beautiful, beautifully written, very raw and real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

mali99's review against another edition

5.0

A brutally honest memoir about trauma and bodies.
I found it deeply, deeply moving and often uncomfortable to listen to.
It's a good memoir, not just because she's lived an interesting life, but because she is a great writer (unsurprisingly) and is able to convey themes through her life story, while still seeming so raw and honest, you almost miss how great the writing is.
She tells you how she felt and feels about her (often very traumatic) experiences very directly, without couching them in many caveats, in all their messiness und unfinished healing. I found this really brave and moving and also don't think its the best book to read if you yourself are struggling with some of the themes she discusses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Fatphobia

jessjess125's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

backyardroses's review against another edition

emotional reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

emkauffman2's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

marypetrushko's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder

shadysands's review against another edition

Felt too triggering and so felt I needed an easier read at this time.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Rape

crybabybea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

Extremely raw and reflective. A super intimate look at the lifelong aftereffects of trauma. An emotional reminder to be empathetic to people, to remember that everyone is fighting invisible demons, and to be a bit kinder to yourself and others. I really appreciated Roxane Gay's intimate anecdotes about living under constant scrutiny, shame, and judgment under fatphobia. 

I didn't quite like the way it was written like a collection of short blog entries, it got a bit repetitive at times, but it is 100% saved by Roxane Gay's beautiful emotive writing. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

compelling, searing, startling personal and painfully relatable in parts, hunger is a powerful memoir on food as both comfort and shield, the body as both a haven and prison. gay's anecdotes on her personal experience w/ fatphobia are impactful; most ppl think they know how it is but they actually dont at all, oblivious of the minutiae of inhabiting the world in a body most - as gay states - view as both visible and invisible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Medical content