Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Registered by crossingguardma of Calgary, Alberta Canada on 7/14/2018
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
6 journalers for this copy...
From amazon: “I ate and ate and ate in the hopes that if I made myself big, my body would be safe. I buried the girl I had been because she ran into all kinds of trouble. I tried to erase every memory of her, but she is still there, somewhere. . . . I was trapped in my body, one I made but barely recognized or understood but of my own making. I was miserable, but I was safe.”
This was the book we read for our Food For Thought group at our church.
This was the book we read for our Food For Thought group at our church.
This was a hard book to read so glad we read in a group slowly. Mostly we felt for Roxane but sometimes we just wanted to shake her. I hope in writing this book, she will get some peace.
I am taking this book to our monthly bookcrossers meet up at Cravings - the second Saturday of every month- to pass on to the next reader.
There are two types of people - those who eat to live and those who live to eat. Roxanne eats to live. Food is her comfort after experiencing major trauma in her life and she uses food as a coping tool.
She has kept the trauma to herself all of her years and never tells anyone of what happened but continues to eat. For those who understand why a person is as large as what they are, it is easy to see why Roxanne becomes as large as what she does.
For those that don't understand the impact, perhaps reading a book such as this will give an insight into this topic and become less judgemental and more supportive.
She has kept the trauma to herself all of her years and never tells anyone of what happened but continues to eat. For those who understand why a person is as large as what they are, it is easy to see why Roxanne becomes as large as what she does.
For those that don't understand the impact, perhaps reading a book such as this will give an insight into this topic and become less judgemental and more supportive.
Caught at local group meetup - sounds intriguing!!
Very well written and compelling but I struggled with some of the messages / beliefs in the book.
Controlled release at local meetup
I picked this up at the April meet up at Cravings.
How very sad. One tragedy in a young girls life and it chanes how she sees herself forever. Hard read. I often think about why I feel I must eat even though I have had a good supper. Snacks are my downfall.
I am releasing this into the Covid Book Box that is circulating.
Book Box 1 is back with me. I am removing a bunch of books as part of a clean up so am journaling everything so everything is accounted for and we know which box they end up in.
This book is being released into Book Box 1.
We may not be able to meet in person but our books can still unite us.
This book is being released into Book Box 1.
We may not be able to meet in person but our books can still unite us.
Back in my hands
This has been through the group so released to my neighbour TW
Back in my hands
Releasing this book as has gone through the group. I will offer to neighbours and if no interest, I will walk to the little free library.
