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anyaemilie's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you to Abrams Books/Amulet Books for the ARC!
I received a copy of this book in the mail a few days ago, and immediately dived in.
In short, I love this book. It’s everything I wished I had when I was younger, even though I never realized it. I have never been skinny, but I avoided calling myself fat because of all the negative connotations associated with it. This book helped me be a little more comfortable with myself, hearing (and seeing) all the different voices praising the importance of happiness, encouraging adventurous fashion, and saying it’s okay if you don’t feel okay with your body right now. It made that little, negative voice in my head a tiny bit quieter.
I hope it does the same thing for teen readers, because they need it the most. Being a teenager is hard, but being a fat teenager is harder. I am so glad that clothing brands are making bigger sizes now (shout out to the clothing guide in the back of this book!) and I’m glad that there are a few more fat people in the media for fat kids and teenagers to look up too. Mostly, though, I’m glad this book exists. It is a raw, honest look at what it’s like to exist while fat, and the essays, poems and art inside give vibrant life to fat people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences.
To Angie: Thank you for putting this together!
I received a copy of this book in the mail a few days ago, and immediately dived in.
In short, I love this book. It’s everything I wished I had when I was younger, even though I never realized it. I have never been skinny, but I avoided calling myself fat because of all the negative connotations associated with it. This book helped me be a little more comfortable with myself, hearing (and seeing) all the different voices praising the importance of happiness, encouraging adventurous fashion, and saying it’s okay if you don’t feel okay with your body right now. It made that little, negative voice in my head a tiny bit quieter.
I hope it does the same thing for teen readers, because they need it the most. Being a teenager is hard, but being a fat teenager is harder. I am so glad that clothing brands are making bigger sizes now (shout out to the clothing guide in the back of this book!) and I’m glad that there are a few more fat people in the media for fat kids and teenagers to look up too. Mostly, though, I’m glad this book exists. It is a raw, honest look at what it’s like to exist while fat, and the essays, poems and art inside give vibrant life to fat people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences.
To Angie: Thank you for putting this together!
hazelstaybookish's review against another edition
5.0
I was bookmarking almost every page and nodding my head so much I almost gave myself whiplash. I wish I could give this anthology to younger me. Full review on Stay Bookish.
overbooked207's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
📖 The Other F Word: A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce edited by Angie Manfredi Book Review 📖
1st book of December 2022 and 29th and last of the year:
This was my last book of 2022, and it was a great way to finish off the year! It was such an amazing and important read that talks about the fatphobia in our world and society and how it impacts everyone, as well as how to love yourself just as you are and how to work through that fatphobia whether it’s internalized or externalized or both! The illustrations were beautiful, and there were so many beautiful voices and resources, and so much beautiful representation from fat rep to queer rep to rep for POC to disability rep and more! I highly recommend picking it up! TWs for fatphobia, bullying, body shaming, ableism, racism, homophobia, eating disorders, and cursing📖💛👑
1st book of December 2022 and 29th and last of the year:
This was my last book of 2022, and it was a great way to finish off the year! It was such an amazing and important read that talks about the fatphobia in our world and society and how it impacts everyone, as well as how to love yourself just as you are and how to work through that fatphobia whether it’s internalized or externalized or both! The illustrations were beautiful, and there were so many beautiful voices and resources, and so much beautiful representation from fat rep to queer rep to rep for POC to disability rep and more! I highly recommend picking it up! TWs for fatphobia, bullying, body shaming, ableism, racism, homophobia, eating disorders, and cursing📖💛👑
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, Ableism, Eating disorder, Bullying, Cursing, and Homophobia
esmith90's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
4.25
beeboppin's review against another edition
5.0
A collection of poems, essays, advice, and illustrations by various writers, models, poets, illustrators, and activists who all identify as fat; this was such an eye-opening and inspirational read. As someone who personally has never identified as fat, hearing the stories of others has given me a greater understanding and empathy of a lot of the struggles and systemic discrimination fat people face in today's world, and the uphill battle many of them have climbed to change things. I loved how so many diverse groups were represented in this anthology, as well as the emphasis on intersectionality!
brandinh's review against another edition
5.0
This collection of essays, poems, and other works that explore the idea of fatness and fat acceptance is an amazing resource. I learned so much that I never knew about the fight to end discrimination because of size. Love this book. Highly recommended.
stenaros's review against another edition
4.0
A series of essays written to fat teenagers from fat adults who were once fact teenagers. The book has a great design and a list of places to find clothing. Portland's Fat Fancy gets a mention!
babybookishyoda's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
This book was the book I needed as a teen. Every piece of art, poem, and essay spoke to me as a fat kid who grew into a fat adult. I found it inspiring as an adult who's just learning how to dress my fat body, but I do wish it had existed when I was bullied in school.
08151991j's review against another edition
4.0
I think this book is a very empowering book. It incorpotes the diversity of fat activists. It also has essays they each wrote about being fat, their experiences and their own opinions on "fatness." The graphics were beautiful, and the story contained a few facts as well. "
lady_moon's review against another edition
hopeful
4.0
"I’m aromantic. I’m asexual. I’m fat. I’m also short, allergic to dust, and a bit of a book hoarder. [...] Being fat and a-spec might be a small club, but we’re awesome."
Rep: fat, trans, Indigenous, chronic illness, Black, nonbinary, Asian, bisexual, sapphic, Mexican American, Latino, gay, aromantic, asexual
The rating is the average from all the pieces'ratings!
5⭐: “How to Be the Star of Your Own Fat Rom-Com”, “Does this poem make me look fat?”, “Love You”, “To All the Pizzas I’ve Loved Before”, “Fat. Boy. Walking.”
4.5⭐: “The Story of My Body”, “Write Something Fat”, “Seven Things I Would Tell Eleven-year-old Me”, “Fatness & Horror: The Match Made in Not Heaven”, “Losing My Religion”, “50 Tips from a Fat and Fabulous Elder”, “Elephant, Hippo, and Other Nicknames I Love”, “From Your Fat Future”
4 ⭐: “Body Sovereignty: This Fat Trans Flesh Is Mine”, “A Body Like Mine”, “Fat Prom”, “Can’t Find Your Community? Create Your Own”, “Confidence”, “Fat Acceptance Is (Really) Real”, “Reasons to Hang in There”, “Baltimore . . . and Me”
3.75⭐: “Chubby City Indian”, “For the Love of Ursula’s Revenge Body”, “Fat and Thriving”, “Your Journey to Being #fatandfree”
3.5 ⭐: “Fat, And”
3 ⭐: “Brighter Than Starlight”, “Black, Fat, Fem: The Weight of a Queen”, “The 5 Things You Need to Start Your Very Own Rad Fat Babe Revolution (from Someone Who Knows)”, “Make Your Own Self-Care Kit”, “You Are Loved”
2 ⭐: “I Wear What I Want ’Cause I Want To”, “A Poem That’s About Nature and Fatness”