Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

86 reviews

jennshelfishlife's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Bullying

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Vomit

liz_a_k's review

emotional reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, and Racism

Minor: Emotional abuse

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Fatphobia

Moderate: Racism, Ableism, and Domestic abuse

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

savyelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Eating disorder

Moderate: Racism

theblueinthesky's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Eating disorder, and Racism

katieana_210's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I truly believe this is required reading. Gay is fantastic & brutality honest. I truly feel her work has changed me & I wish I could make everyone I love or encounter read her. Because even though this book is difficult it’s necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Grief, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Bullying, Physical abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

lizmarvel's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Fatphobia, and Racism

nialystic's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Racism, and Sexual content

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