12,300+ cookbooks Ships from the US · 30-day returns
👤 My Account
🔪 Methods & Techniques

Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

✍️ Gay, Roxane
Reader Score
4.4
(1 review)
$25.99
Currently out of stock Available to order
🏛 Harper 📅 2017 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9780062362599

📝 Description: Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body

"Gay has written ... about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes her own body as 'wildly undisciplined,' Roxane understands the tension between desire and denial, between self-comfort and self-care"--Amazon.co

💎 Expert review

“
🍳
Eatbook Family editorial team
Cookbook desk
It is a memoir about the body, not a guide to preparing food. Readers seeking practical kitchen advice or regional cuisine exploration will be disappointed by its sparse focus on technique. It suits those interested in psychological narratives about consumption but fails as a culinary resource. The tone appears serious and introspective, which may not appeal to readers looking for lighthearted or instructional content. It is essential to clarify its genre to avoid misplaced expectations.
✓ EDITOR'S REVIEW

⭐ Reader reviews

The starting rating comes from the team Eatbook Family —

Reader rating

4.4
Based on 1 reviews
5
0
4
1
3
0
2
0
1
0
E
Eatbook Family editorial team

It is a memoir about the body, not a guide to preparing food. Readers seeking practical kitchen advice or regional cuisine exploration will be disappointed by its sparse focus on technique. It suits those interested in psychological narratives about consumption but fails as a culinary resource. The tone appears serious and introspective, which may not appeal to readers looking for lighthearted or instructional content. It is essential to clarify its genre to avoid misplaced expectations.

🏛 Books from this publisher Harper

All books from this publisher →
The Everyday Squash Cook: The Most Versatile & Affordable Superfood
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.7
Firing, Rob
The Everyday Squash Cook: The Most Versatile & Affordable Superfood
$22.99
87
Cookie Class: 120 Irresistible Decorating Ideas for Any Occasion
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
Keller, Jenny
Cookie Class: 120 Irresistible Decorating Ideas for Any Occasion
$24.99
84
Chefs' Fridges: More Than 35 World-Renowned Cooks Reveal What They Eat at Home
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Solomon, Carrie
Chefs' Fridges: More Than 35 World-Renowned Cooks Reveal What They Eat at Home
$40.00
79
The Scratch & Sniff Guide to Beer: A Beer Lover's Companion
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Kennedy, Justin
The Scratch & Sniff Guide to Beer: A Beer Lover's Companion
$22.00
78
Tokyo Cult Recipes
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Murota, Maori
Tokyo Cult Recipes
$40.00
80
The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Lloyd, Bobbie
The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker
$37.50
78
The Lunch Box Diet: Eat all day, lose weight, feel great. Lose up to a stone in 4 weeks.
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.6
Lovell, Simon
The Lunch Box Diet: Eat all day, lose weight, feel great. Lose up to a stone in 4 weeks.
$13.95
83
Bone Appetit: 50 Clean Recipes for Healthier, Happier Dogs
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.5
Robertson, Debora
Bone Appetit: 50 Clean Recipes for Healthier, Happier Dogs
$19.99
78

You might also like

See more →
The Sugar Girls: Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.7
Barrett, Duncan
The Sugar Girls: Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End
$11.95
90
The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.4
1
Lloyd, Bobbie
The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker
$37.50
78
Cook Simply, Live Fully: Flexible, Flavorful Recipes for Any Mood
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.2
1
Fahr, Yasmin
Cook Simply, Live Fully: Flexible, Flavorful Recipes for Any Mood
$45.00
69
Poultry in Motion: Quick and easy chicken recipes
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.8
Donnelly, Mark
Poultry in Motion: Quick and easy chicken recipes
$24.95
91
Char-Broil Everybody Grills!: 200 Prize-Worthy Recipes to Put Sizzle on Your Grill
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.8
Editors of Creative Homeowner
Char-Broil Everybody Grills!: 200 Prize-Worthy Recipes to Put Sizzle on Your Grill
$24.95
91
Best Ever Recipes for Your Slow Cooker: Over 200 Delicious Mouthwatering Dishes to Make in a Slow Cooker
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.8
Atkinson, Catherine
Best Ever Recipes for Your Slow Cooker: Over 200 Delicious Mouthwatering Dishes to Make in a Slow Cooker
$29.99
91
Classic Dessert for Two: Small-Batch Treats, New and Selected Recipes
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.8
Lane, Christina
Classic Dessert for Two: Small-Batch Treats, New and Selected Recipes
$29.99
91
Beyond Canning: New Techniques, Ingredients, and Flavors to Preserve, Pickle, and Ferment Like Never Before
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.8
Giles, Autumn
Beyond Canning: New Techniques, Ingredients, and Flavors to Preserve, Pickle, and Ferment Like Never Before
$30.00
91
Luscious, Tender, Juicy: Recipes for Perfect Texture in Dinners, Desserts, and More
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.8
Hunt, Kathy
Luscious, Tender, Juicy: Recipes for Perfect Texture in Dinners, Desserts, and More
$30.00
91
Fix-It and Forget-It Best of Fall Recipes: Quick and Delicious Slow Cooker Meals
★★★★★
★★★★★
4.8
Comerford, Hope
Fix-It and Forget-It Best of Fall Recipes: Quick and Delicious Slow Cooker Meals
$19.99
91
Home Genres
Cart
Wishlist