Hunger

Really, really, really good. So good. So personal and raw and real. But also, so much of it is universal and resonant. Absolutely everyone should read it. Everyone.

“I was a mess and then I grew up and away from that terrible day and became a different kind of mess—a woman doing the best she can to love well and be loved well, to live well and be human and good. I am as healed as I am ever going to be. I have accepted that I will never be the girl I could have been if, if, if. I am still haunted. I still have flashbacks that are triggered by the most unexpected things.”

A bit repetitive, but well-written. This book made me think of my own actions. That's a good book in my opinion. Follow her on twitter too!

If you are a person of size, you will see yourself in this book. You will see the frustration of living in a body that doesn't do what you want, but is trying its best. You will have empathy and compassion for Roxane, and maybe yourself. If you are not fat, this book offers insight into how it feels to live in a world that finds you awful. It is a hard story to read because it is so sad, but it's also hopeful and so very worth it. In some moments I cried, some moments I just wanted to slap people for being so cruel to Roxane. It also made me think of the things I went through in high school people can be so cruel. I want every single person to read this book. They will either learn something about society or themself.