Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay is an excellent writer and her memoir is brutally honest in regards to her struggles with her weight and how society sees people who don't fit into what society in general deems as beautiful.

She was gang raped at a tender age by someone she trusted and genuinely liked which has scared her deeply. Roxanne gives insight into what it is like to be a larger person, from the stares you receive from people, challenges in clothes shopping,  to not being able to sit with comfort in a chair that most of us sit in without a second thought.

Roxane speaks from the heart and sometimes her words make you uncomfortable. If you are like me and become emotional from the pain others feel, expect to be emotionally exhausted after this read.