I have the print version of Bad Feminist, but I’m waiting on an audiobook hold from my local, public library, because I’d rather have her read it to me. I think I would have enjoyed it just as much in print, but I love love love Roxane Gay’s voice, both her literary voice and her speaking voice, and it enhanced the experience and time I spent with her by listening to her actually tell her story.Īs a thin, privileged, white girl, I’ve not often thought of some of the challenges of living in a bigger body, and Gay gave me a different perspective on my own body by describing her experiences in hers.Īt times, I just wanted to reach out and give her a hug, and though few anecdotes brought chuckles, Gay has a way with words, and I could listen to her talk all day. I listened to the audio version of this book, read by the author. If you can stick with her, though, it’s a really great read. 'I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe.
#Hunger by roxane gay publisher how to#
ISBN-13: 9780062747891 Summary A searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself. Gay addresses her childhood rape and how it has affected her life and body. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Roxane Gay, 2017 HarperCollins 320 pp.
Trigger warning, this is not an easy read.
Though I did have a chance to read this great piece by the amazing Ms. I’d like to say things are starting to calm down, and they are, but everything is still busier than I’d like.