Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

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

8 reviews

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.

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

mandi4886's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Biphobia, and Ableism

Minor: Abortion, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Homophobia, and Hate crime

itszosia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Body shaming

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, and Sexism

foreverinastory's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Brutally honest, this memoir scraped both me and Roxane to the bone.

CWs: Rape, sexual assault, sexual violence, trauma, eating disorder, vomit, fatphobia, body shaming, racism, emotional abuse, toxic relationship. Moderate: Medical content, medical trauma, medical fatphobia, domestic abuse, sexual content, misogyny, sexism, injury/injury detail, mental illness, self harm, ableism, suicidal thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Injury/injury detail, Self harm, Ableism, and Suicidal thoughts

alsoapples's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

This was very good but very dark and depressing but also enlightening. I obviously can’t relate and I am thankful I can’t for some of this. That being said I did relate to a lot of the things she talked about with her body and self esteem. Tigger warning for rape.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

emma_flan's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This book really opened my eyes to what many people face with fat phobia in society.  There are also other moments I could relate to and this book is great for seeing the world from a different point of view. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

This book is definitely a heavy book but if your up to read it, it is very educating.