![]() ![]() ![]() Since the first book of essays I read by her, Bad Feminist, Gay has been open about the sexual assault she endured as a child. But this is a true story, and as I read it, I felt like it is many people’s story. This isn’t a story of triumph, of becoming overweight and fighting to lose it, and you won’t see a picture of her on the cover suddenly thin and glamorous. She makes a point early on to say that this isn’t a before and after story. With a book of essays dedicated to her personal body struggles, how she came to the relationship she has today with her body and herself, and a critical look at fatphobia, Hunger is brutal yet vulnerable. This new memoir added to her repertoire is no different. ![]() Gay is an author known for her sharp and insightful thoughts on feminism and pop culture, as well as an established novelist and short fiction creator. My name’s Meagan and I’ll start my debut here with a review of Roxane Gay’s Hunger: A Memoir of (my) Body. Hi everyone! I’m a new contributor to Chronicles of a Music Journalist, as requested by my cousin. ![]()
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