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Very tough book to read while recovering from an ED, but I needed it so much. Although I’m from a different background (Eastern European) I could relate to so many things and I felt I’m not alone. What I liked a lot was the directness and raw truth in the book. No forcefully uplifting messages or stories of victory.
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A finish in one day kinda memoir.
This book is so real. I love it so much because it resonates so much with me in terms of emotions and body issues. Even though I haven’t experienced half as much as she has, the realness of emotions really helps me connect to her story. 100% would recommend
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Hunger is a memoir written by Roxane Gay which explores her relationship with food, sexuality, and body image.
After being raped at 12 years old, Gay begins to eat to create an emotional and physical barrier between herself and the world. Despite her family's interventions, her catapult into an Ivy League education, numerous lovers, and diet attempts, nothing heals until the root cause is addressed.
This was an easy read in that it was approachable and not pretentious, but likewise the rawness and ongoing struggle made it to get through.
Hunger is a memoir written by Roxane Gay which explores her relationship with food, sexuality, and body image.
After being raped at 12 years old, Gay begins to eat to create an emotional and physical barrier between herself and the world. Despite her family's interventions, her catapult into an Ivy League education, numerous lovers, and diet attempts, nothing heals until the root cause is addressed.
This was an easy read in that it was approachable and not pretentious, but likewise the rawness and ongoing struggle made it to get through.
I’m super late to the party so I’m not really sure what I can say about this book that hasn’t been said already. I started this one begrudgingly: read a few pages of “Bad Feminist” and bailed, so my hopes weren’t too high for this.
This book was incredible, just powerful. Roxane Gay claimed that this was a book that she didn’t want to write but felt she had to and I completely understand why. The levels of self-awareness and vulnerability contained in these pages are astonishing. She opens herself up in a way that quite frankly I don’t know if I could. Sharing the experience that changed her life, marking the before and after, and the various ways it shaped her into the person that she is.
It will definitely change the way that I interact with people who are fat or obese. I would like to believe that I treat everyone the same regardless of color, gender, or size but I’m sure we all think that.
I applaud Gay’s candor and will be forever grateful for the glimpse into her world.
This book was incredible, just powerful. Roxane Gay claimed that this was a book that she didn’t want to write but felt she had to and I completely understand why. The levels of self-awareness and vulnerability contained in these pages are astonishing. She opens herself up in a way that quite frankly I don’t know if I could. Sharing the experience that changed her life, marking the before and after, and the various ways it shaped her into the person that she is.
It will definitely change the way that I interact with people who are fat or obese. I would like to believe that I treat everyone the same regardless of color, gender, or size but I’m sure we all think that.
I applaud Gay’s candor and will be forever grateful for the glimpse into her world.
i need to read more from miss gay because this was an immaculate memoir. as someone who fluctuates a lot in weight and has a complicated relationship with my parents about it, i could definitely relate to a lot of what roxanne was describing. genuinely feel like everyone should read this
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I was unfamiliar with Roxane Gay and her work prior to reading this book, so I did not know about the trauma she underwent at 12 years of age. Her willingness to share what happened to her is brave and heart-breaking, two things that I believe she would not want to hear, but there it is.
Having just finished another book about rape and sexual assault, I am not sure I would have jumped right into this one, but I did. To be fair, Hunger
Those was not really a narrative book; it was more of a collection of essays. I found some essays horrifying, some sad and others extremely repetitive. I hope that Ms. Gay continues to find peace on her journey of acceptance.
Having just finished another book about rape and sexual assault, I am not sure I would have jumped right into this one, but I did. To be fair, Hunger
Those was not really a narrative book; it was more of a collection of essays. I found some essays horrifying, some sad and others extremely repetitive. I hope that Ms. Gay continues to find peace on her journey of acceptance.
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This was the rawest piece of writing I’ve ever read. Thank god for ms. Gay
i wouldn’t call this a memoir, it’s more of a collection of essays about sexual violence & body issues. regardless, i love it. four stars instead of five because i think it just became repetitive at one point.