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Głód. Pamiętnik (mojego) ciała by Roxane Gay

17 reviews

mads_jpg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

Even more powerful hearing Gay's perspective in her voice rather than just reading the words alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Body shaming

Moderate: Chronic illness, Medical content, Bullying, Vomit, Grief, Racism, Alcohol, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, and Drug use

zedohee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative relaxing sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Grief and Mental illness

Minor: Racism and Vomit

kimveach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

What a fantastic book.  The author's reflections on her own body and life are personal, yet so many of the thoughts could be what any of us think.  While I'm not a huge fan of personal essays or memoirs, this one touched me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Medical content, Outing, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Vomit, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

madlyreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Racism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

muchadoaboutliz's review against another edition

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

mirandyli's review against another edition

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

missaprilnola's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Bullying, and Body shaming

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexism and Racism

clarabooksit's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Racism, Ableism, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Classism

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

Some memoirs just feel like info dumps about the author but this, Roxane Gay was able to weave a thread throughout that continued to tie together the whole memoir. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Biphobia, Chronic illness, Medical content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Grief, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Body shaming

redrosemoth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Eating disorder, Medical content, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexism, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Biphobia

Graphic description of the rape of a child and the emotional impact of that throughout life, eating disorders, and an injury.