Reviews with content warning for Ableism - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

A deeply personal and vulnerable account of a life as a person of size. Wrangles with a lot of uncomfortable conflicting truths about body image, self confidence, weight loss and gain, food, and the ways that fat people are dehumanized. It is not a self-pitying book, but it does examine the ways the fat people are taught to feel about their bodies, how they might actually feel, and what it’s like before one loses “the weight.”

I went to a book event around the time of this book’s release, and while I admired Roxane’s writing and presence, I think I was afraid to read it, having struggled with my own weight and body image but never in a morbidly obese body. I found it to be incredibly vulnerable, and listened from start to end in a day. It made me reflect on the stories I tell myself about my own body, and the history my body holds. Needless to say, a worthwhile read.

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This book tackles 2 things that rock women's worlds: violence from men and their own bodies. I felt like she was letting me walk with her through it, never touching, just being near each other.

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

What a fantastic book. The author's reflections on her own body and life are personal, yet so many of the thoughts could be what any of us think. While I'm not a huge fan of personal essays or memoirs, this one touched me.

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