Hunger by Roxane Gay with Daman Tiwana

Fat Girl Book Club

Major discussion points included:

• Daman's podcasts
• Differences and similarities between Difficult Women and Hunger, both by Roxane Gay
• The word (my) in the subtitle
• Hunger
• Holding in traumas and being a good girl
• The role of family in Roxane's life and her body
• A discussion of weight and boundaries in Indian culture
• How media hurts us and objectifies women
• How to show comfort without being physical
• The regulation of bodies in our society
• The dehumanization of larger bodies
• Roxane Gay as a feminist, as a body acceptance advocate?
• How would you recommend or prepare others to read this book
• Would someone who is starting on their body positivity journey be able to relate to this book?

Links

11 Questions Podcast

Brown Girl Reads Podcast

Brown Girl Reads Instagram

Daman Instagram

I Wish I Were Me

Better Body Image Book Club FB Group

The Body is Not an Apology Event with Brunch Babes Read Bookclub

Fat Girl Book Club Merchandise

Book Mentions and Recommendations

Hunger by Roxane Gay

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Ikigai by Hector Garcia Brown Girl Reads Podcast episode

The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor

The Power by Naomi Alderman

Hunger by Roxane Gay episode with Nicola Haggett