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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
2 reviews
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
bladelikesbooks's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book is about radical self love - what it is, why it’s important, and how you can work towards practising it. It is also about reflecting on your thoughts and actions. It’s also a collection of academic research, personal experiences and the experiences of Taylor’s students/clients. Taylor provides you with a toolkit to do the self love work within yourself.
I really enjoyed reading this. I listened to the audiobook and I loved that it was narrator by the author. I prefer audiobooks of nonfiction, especially educative ones like this, because it feels like having an actual conversation with the author! This book gave me a lot to think about, it added to my perspectives, and made me reassess my own biases. That’s exactly what I wanted from it! This is definitely one I’ll be rereading multiple times.
TWs/CWs - Ableism; Abortion; Addiction; Ageism; Antisemitism; Body shaming; Corruption; Death of a Parent; Fatphobia; Forced Imprisonment; Forced Sterilisation; Government Control; Heart Attack; Holocaust; Homophobia; Islamophobia; Kidnapping; Manipulation; Misogyny; Objectification; Oppression; Pregnancy; Police Brutality; Prison; Racism; Sexism; Sexual Harassment; Shame; Suicide; Terrorism; Torture; Toxic masculinity; Transphobia
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Body shaming, Sexism, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Misogyny, Antisemitism, Transphobia, Ableism, Suicide, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality
Minor: Addiction, Torture, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Abortion, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment
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