Roxane is, as described in the book, super morbidly obese. But I need to talk about it, because this book made me feel things I’m not sure I’ve ever felt because of book before. I don’t think I’m necessarily the target audience, and as such, my opinion on the book probably isn’t as important as other readers. I’d heard about Hunger on the Twitter-literature grapevine, and I’ve been intrigued by the concept. She also loves Channing Tatum, so clearly, she’s brilliant. I started following Roxane on Twitter, and was instantly a fan of her honest approach with the people she spoke to, whether they were self-proclaimed fans or the endless army of trolls/self-satisfied white men. So far, I’ve read This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay (don’t let the fact he writes for Mrs Browns Boys put you off, this is a very revealing and important book), and last night I finished Hunger by Roxane Gay.īrought into the spotlight with seminal feminist writing Bad Feminist, I personally first became aware of Roxane’s work via The Toast and The Butter (both now defunct, but it is more than worth your time to go through the archives as these sites are just phenomenal, and I am obsessed with Mallory Ortberg). It’s got a huge screen, so I downloaded Kindle, despite prior experience telling me that I cannot be trusted with access to instantly downloadable books.
