Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

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

39 reviews

januaryapril's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

A great book, such difficult subject matter but Roxane Gay does an amazing job at telling her story. I felt so connected to her and so aware the whole time I was reading. Made me very aware of my body and confronted many of the same thoughts I have about what it feels like to exist and move in this world. Also made me more aware of how others may feel. Why have we come to a point where we all have to be so obsessed with our bodies and how do we escape this?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Vomit, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual violence

rchltnnswd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

leweylibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I can't believe it's taken me this long to read anything by Roxane Gay, but dang this hit hard. It's fascinating how this was a memoir but based totally around her body: the trauma her body was subjected to, her self image, her weight, her ability to love and be loved, and mental health, it all harkens back to her body. There's a lot of tough subject matter, and it hits so dang hard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Rape, and Body shaming

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Bullying

Minor: Vomit

biblioghoul's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/injury detail, and Homophobia

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

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

miryame's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

this book just changed my life 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Rape, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Fatphobia

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