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4.3 AVERAGE
4.3 AVERAGE
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I've had Roxane Gay on my radar for a while now, having always heard such great things about her writing, and I can totally see why. This was a very honest and vulnerable account of her experiences with her body, primarily focused on her having always been fat but touches on other experiences, too. The only reason this wasn't a full 5 stars for me was just because I felt like some points were repeated over and over again, almost to a fault. This is very much worth a read, but definitely go in expecting some heavy material at times.
TW: fatphobia, rape, eating disorders, racism, body-shaming
TW: fatphobia, rape, eating disorders, racism, body-shaming
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racism
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challenging
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funny
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inspiring
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Not my place to say that a memoir this viscerally personal and beautifully written is anything less than 5 stars.
Enjoyed overall though was a little repetitive and meandering at times. It wasn’t very structured at all, felt a little like a collection of articles/essays rather than a novel? But the subject matter was compelling and at times very beautifully written.
An ok read. I’ve read “An Untamed State” by this author, so I know how great a writer she is. This felt very repetitious with a stream of meandering thoughts throughout.
She’s a brave lady to talk about her hardships and her body, but I just did not enjoy the writing style.
She’s a brave lady to talk about her hardships and her body, but I just did not enjoy the writing style.
challenging
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This was beautiful, raw, and so personal. The whole time I felt as if I was intruding as listened on with stunned fascination as the author bared personal (and at times traumatic) details and frankly discussed her relationship with her body. A very compelling read, cannot wait to read more by this author!
As vulnerable and brave as any writing can possibly be.