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Hunger
by Roxane Gay
This is one of the most beautiful, painful, raw, intelligent and real books I've ever read. For so many reasons, it should be required reading. It's a study on society and our bodies, from one of the last unseen and unwritten corners, the morbidly obese. But also a compelling memoir from a woman who in many ways has lived an extraordinary and yet very typical life. There is something for everyone, no matter your weight. You will learn something about, or more about, our society's unintentional or intentional cruelty to obese people and our general obsession with women's bodies and the price we all pay for it.
Despite the serious topic, the book is a compelling, if not an easy read. Ms. Gay's voice is personable, fiercely intelligent, warm, unapologetic and deeply compelling. She shares her story generously, though not salaciously.
Despite the serious topic, the book is a compelling, if not an easy read. Ms. Gay's voice is personable, fiercely intelligent, warm, unapologetic and deeply compelling. She shares her story generously, though not salaciously.