Hunger: A Memoir of (My) BodyModern · Nonfiction, Memoir, Feminism
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
2017 · 306 pages · Nonfiction
47
Modern
★ 4.17 on Goodreads · 124K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Memoir) finalist (2017). 4.17★ from 124K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
47Must-Read Score
- Readers75 out of 100 · counts 40%+34
- Critics21 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- Bestseller26 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Buzz5 out of 100 · counts 15%+1
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #105 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #275 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #615 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Memoir) finalist (2017)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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