Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Głód. Pamiętnik (mojego) ciała

Forever praising Roxane Gay for not looking away from the uncomfortable parts of her life and also the life of so many women.

I'm only sorry I drug my feet in reading Hunger for so many years.

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alexandramillar's review against another edition

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2.5

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snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

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emotional informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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bratlingling's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

Very interesting book about topics that I have not explored very much until now. Made me think a lot but was also way heavier than expected, there are quite detailed descriptions of rape, eating disorder, being treated very badly by society etc

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kellireadsstuff's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I read this book at a time where I was grappling with my own body and figuring out how I felt about it. So the whole experience was a bit more emotional and heady than I was prepared for. I cried around 40 pages in because Gay writes in a way that tears at your heart and makes you sympathize but also connect on a visceral level.

I started journaling foe the first time in years as I read this book, it affected me that much. Trigger warnings are needed for this one. This is not an easy read for those who've experienced sexual violence, self harm, eating disorders, or body dysmorphia.

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