It takes tremendous guts to share such personal experiences and address the challenging topics she did so in her book.
Before I get into the grit of this post, I want to acknowledge how brave I think Roxane Gay was to bare her soul so vulnerably. 'Hunger' was the kind of book where after you read it, you're like, omgsh, I need to talk to someone. It certainly won't ruin the experience of reading it yourself if you know the plot prior, but in case you want to be totally surprised - stop reading this post now! :) Many of my thoughts about this book cannot be addressed without discussing the plot. So when I was state-side I went to Barnes & Noble, and purchased it. It's not the typical book I would have chosen, but I was looking for materials to assist in the demographic and brand research for one of the companies I do copywriting for, and this fit the bill. I heard of 'Hunger,' by Roxane Gay because I saw someone that I work with post about how great she thought the book was on Instagram.
