Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Hambre by Roxane Gay

207 reviews

parsnipnectar's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

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

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

mads_jpg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

Even more powerful hearing Gay's perspective in her voice rather than just reading the words alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

tams_j's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, and Sexual assault

idkimoutofideas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

dian_mtz's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

leefox's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

elliv's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail