Gay ate for comfort and to deliberately turn her body into a fortress. At the end of the school year Gay’s family moved interstate and she was able to start over at a new school but by then the damage was done. Gay continued to see the boyfriend, who continued to abuse and humiliate her. But those boys told all their friends and Gay subsequently became known as the school slut.
Hunger is so raw, poignant and compelling that it hurts to read it.Īt the most superficial level Hunger is a memoir about Roxane Gay’s body – specifically her very tall (6’3), very large (200 kgs +) body.