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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
2 reviews
oliviapincin's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Islamophobia, Body shaming, Suicide, Homophobia, Transphobia, Fatphobia, Ableism, Sexual assault, Racism, Police brutality, and Mental illness
Minor: Cancer, Hate crime, Eating disorder, and Deportation
rieviolet's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This book deals with a very important topic and introduced me to the term "body terrorism", which is a pretty neat expression and very fitting to encapsulate all the oppression and damage inflicted on non-conforming bodies.
I found the informative parts very interesting and actually, I wish that more time and pages could've been spent on such reflections. However, I think that this could be a good starting point for people completely new to such themes.
The overall structure of the book didn't entirely convince me. I think that the essay-style sections and the self-help ones didn't blend together well. It might be a bit of a "me problem" as well, as I don't do very well with the self-improvement genre.
Also, as another reviewer pointed out, the mixing of academic and more conversational language made the writing style feel a bit all over the place.
I found the informative parts very interesting and actually, I wish that more time and pages could've been spent on such reflections. However, I think that this could be a good starting point for people completely new to such themes.
The overall structure of the book didn't entirely convince me. I think that the essay-style sections and the self-help ones didn't blend together well. It might be a bit of a "me problem" as well, as I don't do very well with the self-improvement genre.
Also, as another reviewer pointed out, the mixing of academic and more conversational language made the writing style feel a bit all over the place.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Suicide, Fatphobia, and Racism
Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, Islamophobia, Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Homophobia
Minor: Police brutality, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Addiction, Antisemitism, Dysphoria, Slavery, Eating disorder, Medical content, Cancer, Mental illness, Violence, and Excrement
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