Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

331 reviews

thewillowwood's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was beautiful, beautifully written, very raw and real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

mali99's review against another edition

5.0

A brutally honest memoir about trauma and bodies.
I found it deeply, deeply moving and often uncomfortable to listen to.
It's a good memoir, not just because she's lived an interesting life, but because she is a great writer (unsurprisingly) and is able to convey themes through her life story, while still seeming so raw and honest, you almost miss how great the writing is.
She tells you how she felt and feels about her (often very traumatic) experiences very directly, without couching them in many caveats, in all their messiness und unfinished healing. I found this really brave and moving and also don't think its the best book to read if you yourself are struggling with some of the themes she discusses.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Fatphobia

jessjess125's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

mr_ryancowboy's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

morgasm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Heart wrenching 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Rape

emkauffman2's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

parsnipnectar's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

hootreads's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

marypetrushko's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Body shaming and Eating disorder