biblioghoul's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Rape, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/injury detail, and Homophobia
redrosemoth's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Eating disorder, Medical content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Sexism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Biphobia
Graphic description of the rape of a child and the emotional impact of that throughout life, eating disorders, and an injury.jenlenry's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder
maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Rape, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit
careinthelibrary's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Vomit, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Addiction, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Injury/injury detail
carleigh444's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape and Eating disorder
chris_reads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Ableism, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Medical content and Vomit
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Injury/injury detail, Racism, and Sexual harassment
bleach226's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Fatphobia
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.5
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4 stars
Graphic: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Vomit, Rape, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Racism
Minor: Biphobia
j_m_alexander's review against another edition
4.75
This is one of those memoirs that I don't think anyone can say they particularly "enjoyed", but anyone with an ounce of humanity and empathy should be able to relate to, appreciate, and be thankful for it.
At once painfully detailed and sparsely written. This is an author telling their truth (of her body), exploring their feelings about those truths (of her body), their parts in creating their own pain (regarding her body), being honest about those that created the wounds that will never fully heal and those that insist on rubbing salt in those wounds, as well as a society that dehumanizes, disgenders, and disrespects the bearer of these wounds (because of their views of her body). I have heard some characterize this book and the author as self-pitying or all-blaming, but I wonder whether they actually read the book (or lived a life). Gay does share her sadness, self-loathing, and anger - who can find fault in that? Who can't relate at least in some way to it? It's honest. It's relieving in some ways to hear so much hard truth revealed. It's simple (or it's extremely complicated). Roxane Gay does not ask for your pity in these pages. She explains what she's been through, her experiences, takes blame for what's hers to take and places blame on those that it be should placed on. If anything Roxane Gay is extremely self-critical, but she also demonstrates the characteristics of a sensitive, loving, intelligent mind, an admirable resilience, and wry sense of humor even when things seem bleak. We all hunger, we all strive to satisfy desires, we all adapt and develop defenses - this is so much of what it is to be human. This book is powerful and I am thankful for it.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Injury/injury detail, and Sexual violence