Other books by Roxane Gay: Difficult Women, An Untamed State, Bad Feminist, Ayiti Synopsis: A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the. Read this if you loved: Priestdaddy by Patricia Lockwood, The Rules Do Not Apply by Ariel Levy, Sex Object by Jessica Valenti Roxane was reared as a devout Catholic who felt that if she performed well in school, she might become a well-respected doctor. Roxane Gay was born in Omaha, Nebraska, to a family of Haitian-Americans. Read this if you’re interested in: body politics, women’s stories, feminism, society & culture Chapter 1: Roxane Gay’s life was turned upside down by a violent and terrible occurrence. “In our culture, we talk a lot about change and growing up, but man, we don’t talk nearly enough about how difficult it is. I saw one review online say Gay succeeds at “tough reporting from the inside out” and I couldn’t agree more. It’s a tough read, but the takeaways are so, so important. I think anyone would benefit from reading this memoir. Just stories, truth, as if Gay knows her audience are trusted friends. While many of these experiences are painful and highlight all the ways our society could DO BETTER, they are never shared as an admonishment.
She shares stories of her life that speak to these themes, from her early childhood all the way to now as a bestselling author and sought-after speaker. She also shares all the ways in which her own body, and her relationship with food, have shaped her life and how she exists in this world. Gay recognizes all the ways in which our culture associates larger bodies with feelings of shame. You could easily devour this book in a day or take your time, letting the stories wash over you more slowly. Yet, Gay’s wit and intelligence, coupled with short chapters, make it quite the page turner, nonetheless. Hunger is a gut-wrenching, vulnerable memoir that, at times, was super difficult to read. (not merely tolerance) for diverse body types.” Certainly, it has shown me the importance of inclusivity and acceptance “Living in my body has expanded my empathy for other people and the truths of their bodies. With the bracing candour, vulnerability and authority that have made her one of the most admired voices of her generation, Roxane explores what it means to be overweight in a time when the bigger you are, the less you are seen. She casts an insightful and critical eye on her childhood, teens and twenties – including the devastating act of violence that was a turning point in her young life – and brings readers into the present and the realities, pains and joys of her daily life.
In this intimate and searing memoir, the New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay addresses the experience of living in a body that she calls ‘wildly undisciplined’. The current pick is Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay. If you’re new to this series, I’m reading books and sharing about them with you here. Hello, fellow bookworms! Today I’m unveiling Book #7 in the Finding Delight Book Club.