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graveyardpansy's review
5.0
i was skeptical at the length of this going in, and it DID leave me wanting a lot more, but i think that’s what a good book does sometimes. it didn’t leave me wanting more in a this-isn’t-complete way, but in a wow-this-is-good-and-provokes-so-many-more-discussions way. the best chapters imo were the one on policing, the one on the war on drugs and war on obesity, and the trans one. lots of things i didn’t have words for but now do. i do think this could’ve been three times the length and still have so much to work on, but it’s a really great overview, easily understandable, with so many wonderful connections and discussions.
bedroompunk's review
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Fatphobia
Moderate: Eating disorder
monstrouscosmos's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
definitely a hard listen, but I'm glad to have done it. while there is some historical rooting I appreciate that it mostly stayed in the realm of contemporary experience (the author's own and those of others). I think it's a necessary read for anyone interested in embodied experiences broadly (but esp along intersections of race, gender, and age).
I did read the content warnings on Storygraph, but I really would have benefitted from content notes with chapters at the beginning of the book or at the beginning of chapters. I still would have listened, but I'd have been better prepared to do so.
I did read the content warnings on Storygraph, but I really would have benefitted from content notes with chapters at the beginning of the book or at the beginning of chapters. I still would have listened, but I'd have been better prepared to do so.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Grief, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Murder, Racism, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Classism, Dysphoria, Colonisation, and Transphobia