I can’t get it, even after reading this book. No matter how many times she repeated it, though, someone who’s never been her size will never understand what it’s like for her. I guess it’s hard to criticize someone’s raw pain.
Interestingly, there were not many professional reviews that had anything negative to say about the book. Many felt the book itself was a bit long and repetitive. She read it in a very monotone voice and some felt it didn’t give the subject matter the right amount of gravitas that a professional reader may have given it. Gay spoke slowly and some readers listened at a faster speed. There were a range of opinions about the narration. I wasn’t the only person who listened to the audiobook.
It was a very emotional book and it made very a very emotional discussion! My book club met to discuss Roxane Gay’s Hunger last week.