Reviews with content warning for Rape - Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

Extremely raw and reflective. A super intimate look at the lifelong aftereffects of trauma. An emotional reminder to be empathetic to people, to remember that everyone is fighting invisible demons, and to be a bit kinder to yourself and others. I really appreciated Roxane Gay's intimate anecdotes about living under constant scrutiny, shame, and judgment under fatphobia.

I didn't quite like the way it was written like a collection of short blog entries, it got a bit repetitive at times, but it is 100% saved by Roxane Gay's beautiful emotive writing.

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thewordsdevourer's review

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

compelling, searing, startling personal and painfully relatable in parts, hunger is a powerful memoir on food as both comfort and shield, the body as both a haven and prison. gay's anecdotes on her personal experience w/ fatphobia are impactful; most ppl think they know how it is but they actually dont at all, oblivious of the minutiae of inhabiting the world in a body most - as gay states - view as both visible and invisible.

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tams_j's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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idkimoutofideas's review

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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graecus_'s review

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challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

outstanding memoir. great commentary on fatphobia and racism, incredibly intersectional. i really enjoyed gay’s reading of the audiobook, would recommend

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leefox's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

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