Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

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

39 reviews

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Biphobia, Bullying, Racism, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, and Rape

emmakay's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

This very well might be the best book I have ever had the pleasure of reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Ableism, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

kay_e_poet's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Physical abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Vomit

redrosemoth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

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.

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Roxane Gay is such a masterful writer that I felt in good hands reading about sensitive topics. I'm glad I read this though it was difficult to find my footing sometimes in all the dark and troubling details. It's candid, sad, angering, challenging at once. Yet it was compelling and clever. It's my second Roxane Gay and I will surely read more in the future. Her perspective and wit are great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Ableism, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Injury/injury detail

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Style/writing: 5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Vomit, Rape, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Racism

Minor: Biphobia

kathshiroma's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, and Bullying

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Vomit, Rape, Fatphobia, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Racism, Gaslighting, Classism, Infidelity, and Chronic illness

Minor: Xenophobia

ellaxiao's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape