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Heather K (dentist in my spare time)'s Reviews > Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
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*3.5 stars*
Impactful.
I can understand all of the 5-star reviews for this poetically written memoir by influential author, Roxane Gay. She truly is a lovely writer, and the subject matter is, obviously, very difficult to articulate and something that she has been dealing with her whole life.
I was also really moved by some of her descriptors, like calling her body "unruly," which is a surprisingly powerful word to describe bodies that we can't get to conform to others' standards. There are many instances of phrasing so beautiful and poignant that they will stick with me for some time.
However, as an audiobook, I have mixed feelings. The author's voice is very pleasant to listen to, but the book seemed extremely repetitive, especially in audio format. The story seemed like it could have been shortened or edited down as parts were redundant to the point of boring. I think if I had read the story in ebook format, it would have been more like reading a book of poetry/memoir fusion, but the listening experience is just a very different animal.
Recommended for fans of Roxane Gay.
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Heather K (dentist in my spare time)'s review
bookshelves: not-a-romance-book, non-fiction, narrator-very-good, memoir, mixed-emotions, audiobook, bisexuals-pansexuals
Jul 09, 2018
bookshelves: not-a-romance-book, non-fiction, narrator-very-good, memoir, mixed-emotions, audiobook, bisexuals-pansexuals
*3.5 stars*
Impactful.
I can understand all of the 5-star reviews for this poetically written memoir by influential author, Roxane Gay. She truly is a lovely writer, and the subject matter is, obviously, very difficult to articulate and something that she has been dealing with her whole life.
I was also really moved by some of her descriptors, like calling her body "unruly," which is a surprisingly powerful word to describe bodies that we can't get to conform to others' standards. There are many instances of phrasing so beautiful and poignant that they will stick with me for some time.
However, as an audiobook, I have mixed feelings. The author's voice is very pleasant to listen to, but the book seemed extremely repetitive, especially in audio format. The story seemed like it could have been shortened or edited down as parts were redundant to the point of boring. I think if I had read the story in ebook format, it would have been more like reading a book of poetry/memoir fusion, but the listening experience is just a very different animal.
Recommended for fans of Roxane Gay.
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Reading Progress
July 9, 2018
– Shelved
July 9, 2018
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to-read
July 10, 2018
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Started Reading
July 11, 2018
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July 11, 2018
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70.0%
July 12, 2018
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85.0%
July 12, 2018
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95.0%
July 14, 2018
– Shelved as:
not-a-romance-book
July 14, 2018
– Shelved as:
non-fiction
July 14, 2018
– Shelved as:
narrator-very-good
July 14, 2018
– Shelved as:
memoir
July 14, 2018
– Shelved as:
mixed-emotions
July 14, 2018
– Shelved as:
audiobook
July 14, 2018
– Shelved as:
bisexuals-pansexuals
July 14, 2018
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Aug 09, 2018 09:57PM
Good point about the audio. I started but never finished it. I bet that’s why. Too repetitive.
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Kelli wrote: "Good point about the audio. I started but never finished it. I bet that’s why. Too repetitive."I'm sure that's why. It wasn't a great listen.
