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A review by robyncoleman
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
The author states that " Writing this book is the most difficult thing I’ve ever done." And it's a very believable assertion.
My initial thoughts when reading memoir were:
- This is written (exceedingly well) with extraordinary honesty
- These are very uncomfortable and difficult thoughts and concepts
- I don't think I have the right to rate this book
Intense intimacy is poured out onto the pages of this book. It felt like I was reading someone's raw stream of consciousness. It feels like Roxane Gay doesn't hold back anything to the reader... and this truth and display of vulnerability is unmatched in many things I've read.
It's by no means a light or casual read. It's intense, and chaotic and acutely human. On a self-conceited level, it challenged me as a reader to confront personal biases, my relationship with my own body image, food and much more. I believe all readers will interact with this book differently. But from my POV and my reading experience it could receive no less than 5 stars.
My initial thoughts when reading memoir were:
- This is written (exceedingly well) with extraordinary honesty
- These are very uncomfortable and difficult thoughts and concepts
- I don't think I have the right to rate this book
Intense intimacy is poured out onto the pages of this book. It felt like I was reading someone's raw stream of consciousness. It feels like Roxane Gay doesn't hold back anything to the reader... and this truth and display of vulnerability is unmatched in many things I've read.
It's by no means a light or casual read. It's intense, and chaotic and acutely human. On a self-conceited level, it challenged me as a reader to confront personal biases, my relationship with my own body image, food and much more. I believe all readers will interact with this book differently. But from my POV and my reading experience it could receive no less than 5 stars.