Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

24 reviews

jettaparadis's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Roxanne Gay time and time again is a breathtaking writer 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

shazel64's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

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

januaryapril's review

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

A great book, such difficult subject matter but Roxane Gay does an amazing job at telling her story. I felt so connected to her and so aware the whole time I was reading. Made me very aware of my body and confronted many of the same thoughts I have about what it feels like to exist and move in this world. Also made me more aware of how others may feel. Why have we come to a point where we all have to be so obsessed with our bodies and how do we escape this?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Body shaming, Vomit, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual violence

kebpoet's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Physical abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Self harm, Physical abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Vomit

susysimmonds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

savannahtrice's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was so real and as a person who's struggled with disordered eating this really hit home.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Racism and Misogyny

sleeson's review against another edition

dark informative tense slow-paced

1.25

This was a very confusing never-ending contraction of feelings and emotions. It feels like no matter what you do, it will be other’s fault and mistakes not the author’s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit