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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
3 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
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Dysphoria
sierrascha's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Transphobia, and Violence
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