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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor

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literaryintersections's review against another edition

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3.5

I enjoyed this in audio. I think the points Sonya is trying to hit are really true and accurate. And her pieces about reflection, relationships with our bodies, and impacts of parents and media are on point. But I think the message gets muddled when she loops on other intersectional areas of identity and pulls out into the larger conversation of “body politics”. I also wish there was more weightiness to some of the connections she made. Overall, a good listen.

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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

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4.25

Really enjoyed this! A great mix of head-on unapologetic facts, humor and wit and heartbreaking anecdotes from a varied group of people. Love the interspersed boxes with "radical reflections" and "unapologetic inquiries" that let you naturally take a break and actually absorb what you were reading. Just overall really good!

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5.0

📖 The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor(Second Edition) Book Review 📖

8th book of January 2023 and 8th of the year:

“Systems do not maintain themselves; even our lack of intervention is an act of maintenance. Every structure in every society is upheld by the active and passive assistance of other human beings.”

“Radical self-love demands that we see ourselves and others in the fullness of our complexities and intersections and that we work to create space for those intersections.”

I absolutely LOVED this book! It’s inclusive; the quotes, writing, and messages/reminders are beautiful and impactful; so many parts really hit me hard on a personal level; it talks about the origins of the body positivity movement and the people who started it, and it also addresses the racist, oppressive, transphobic, ableist, and sexist origins of the systems, industries, companies, etc. that thrive off of self-doubt/self-hatred that are SO important to hear/learn about; the audiobook was beautifully narrated by the author; and the cover is stunning! This quickly became an all-time favorite book that I want everyone to read, and I want to buy and re-read/annotate it hopefully soon! TWs for ableism, body shaming, bullying, classism, eating disorder, fatphobia, grief, homophobia, mental illness, racism, sexism, sexual assault, suicide, and transphobia📖💕

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ashleycmms's review against another edition

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4.0

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ollie_again's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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brookey8888's review

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4.0

This was actually what I needed. I’ve been struggling lately and I think reading this and hopefully practicing what was in this will be very helpful. I really enjoyed this because it talked about body shaming but in all manors of body, which I think is really important.

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puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

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informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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sierrascha's review

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4.75

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courtneyfalling's review

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reflective medium-paced

3.0

I didn't disagree with anything in this book per se but I also feel like it didn't offer anything new about unpacking fatphobia and the impacts of oppression on individual bodies or on figuring out how to radically offer yourself love. I think I had a hard time getting into it because it made very sweeping statements without describing nearly any examples or details.

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