Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

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

108 reviews

nitar8's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Body shaming, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder

muchadoaboutliz's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Homophobia and Xenophobia

renewed_reader's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Racism, and Sexism

sharleight's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Grief and Medical trauma

pjwanders's review

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fatphobia, Vomit, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Violence

mirandyli's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This was an eye-opening, thought-provoking memoir that I think everyone, especially those who are not fat, should read. Roxane Gay is a master of writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Racism, Sexism, Ableism, Bullying, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Medical content, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

nagginii's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Vomit

lindsayerin's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Child abuse

Minor: Racism

jettaparadis's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Roxanne Gay time and time again is a breathtaking writer 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

devonmaureen's review against another edition

medium-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Rape