This kind of writing comes from deep familiarity with both the form and function of language, and Roxane Gay is a master of it. It’s NOT simple in any way, shape, or form. It is a great example of deeply affective writing that is deceptive in its perceived simplicity. This volume is much less tongue-in-cheek and much more personal than Bad Feminist was. I’ve enjoyed Roxane Gay’s other work, and I follow her on Twitter, so I had some notion of what I was in for. Journalist Dana Schwartz told us it was a book every. This audiobook was so engrossing, I actively looked for excuses to step away from what I was doing and listen to it. Her truth is so relatable, and even when it’s not, Gay’s writing is empathetic. This is a powerful, raw memoir, narrated by the author.
This was a deeply visceral experience, both in the smooth, straightforward writing, and the reading of the text by the author in the audiobook edition. New York Times best-selling author Roxane Gay narrates the audiobook of her painful memoir, Hunger. Roxane Gay never fails to disappoint, even if she might disagree. How the reader fills in the cracks is up to them part of the goal of this text is to force us literarily through that same process that Gay went through herself. This was a difficult book to get through because it is not comfortable (see content warnings above) but if you are ready to be uncomfortable, this is a book that can crack you open emotionally. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane GayĬontent warnings for rape and body issues, both of which are presented in a straightforward but not euphemistic manner from the point of view of the person going through them.
