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

Contents:

• ROXANE GAY’S COMPLITED “HUNGER”
• I READ HUNGER BY ROXANE GAY
• REVIEWS OF HUNGER BY ROXANE GAY
• HUNGER BY ROXANE GAY REVIEW – ONE BODY’S LSONS FOR EVERYBODY
• ROXANE GAY ON THE TRMAS OF THE BODY

ROXANE GAY’S COMPLITED “HUNGER”

On the one hand, this is an amazgly hont acunt of Roxane Gay's life wh an unly body, as she lls , which veloped after she was gang raped at 12. Gay has had to learn to live wh her large body, which is on display to the world. Gay's story is a sad one, but she isn't throwg a py party.

I admire Gay’s brilliance, bravery, and life, and I will ntue to get my hands on everythg she wr. I wanted to love this one, I really did, pecially sce Gay's novel An Untamed State is one of my all-time favor.

And no, not jt bee is important and is heartbreakg - which is both - but bee Gay is one of the bt wrers I've ever known.

I READ HUNGER BY ROXANE GAY

This is Gay's memoir om the time she was gang raped at twelve-years-old, to her later need to e food to build a fortrs around herself, to her more recent life as a woman tegorized as the horrendo phrase "super morbidly obe". Gay's self-awarens is paful to read as she talks about experienc narrow seatg on airl, movie theatr or rtrants, or at events.

Gay says the thgs that many are - for a whole variety of reasons - aaid to say. It is an credibly powerful memoir that is ma even more so by the raw, uncensored tth Gay brgs to . Gay is not happy wh her body, but also angry at the world for beg a place that mak her unhappy wh her body.

) I wonr if Roxane Gay was ed ready to wre this book -- she am as a difficult experience to wre and fish and publish and there is equivotn on every page, sometim every sentence, and nothg like the stronger, more direct prose and voice of her says/op-eds on femism and society. Roxane Gay's voice was born and champned via the Inter, which means that a lot of "Hunger" bears the stream-of-nscns rmaly of blog entri. For example, I wish wrers like Gay, who surely knows what real hate is, wouldn't e the word "hate" so much for banal occurrenc everyday life that we simply don't like or don't prefer: food, habs, celebri, mor nvenienc, awkward moments.

REVIEWS OF HUNGER BY ROXANE GAY

I found Gay g the word "hate" this way more than a dozen tim "Hunger, " and maybe many more (I should have unted them). 599 reviews1, 168 followersAugt 8, 2021I nnot jump on the bandwagon of this beg a wonrful and empowerg folks but as Ms Gay ntu to blame the world for her unhapps there is jt no chance for peace. Roxane Gay says.....

I’ve realized that Roxane Gay is, while not my style as a fictn thor, a fantastic thor of nonfictn. Roxane Gay seems to know exactly how to e repn and exactly how to nvey what is to be her place - emotns we’ve all felt, but maybe haven’t put to words. Gay’s narratn perfectly nveys every emotn, perfectly nveys jt how horrifyg and hard to talk about her experienc are whout melodrama or tears.

HUNGER BY ROXANE GAY REVIEW – ONE BODY’S LSONS FOR EVERYBODY

I’m a ltle horrified by several reviews seemg to imply - or outright state - that Roxane Gay is makg her problems worse by wallowg or by “refg” to open herself to others - or even worse, that she is “choosg” not to heal. Favor favs-of-2018 femism 1, 504 reviews8, 858 followersJuly 14, 2017I fished Hunger five hours ago and still feel such overwhelmg gratu for Roxane Gay's wrg; this memoir is my favore 2017 read by far and one of those rare works that mak me so thankful for my abily to read at all.

ROXANE GAY ON THE TRMAS OF THE BODY

Hunger foc on Gay's fatns, how beg fat has affected her life so many negative and unfair ways, and the rape she experienced as a twelve-year-old that precipated her weight ga. Instead of okie-cutter niceti, Gay offers a harrowg and hont acunt of her sufferg, as well as the paful, slow, and necsary steps she has taken to heal. Appet, Gay blends the personal and the polil wh great skill, showg how food tersects wh femism which tersects wh sexism which tersects wh trma and so much more.

"As wh all great memoirs, Gay's vulnerabily Hunger mak a phenomenal, empathy-spirg read. In large part bee of her distct voice, Gay somehow manag to make this memoir sightful, heartbreakg, unfortable, thentic, and sometim even humoro all at once.