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4.46 AVERAGE
4.46 AVERAGE
Definitely heavy stuff (no pun intended), but so important. Really well-researched and well-written.
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
I am a little torn about this. I absolutely loved it, and think the information is essential for everyone!! And it was written very well. But I found the way it was... ordered? a bit disjointing. I don't feel like the personal essays vs science writing felt well tied in. I enjoyed them as different parts of the same book, but it felt very forced to me.
I would still absolutely recommend this book to EVERYONE. I think it is essential reading. But there was something about it just just.. didnt flow for me
I would still absolutely recommend this book to EVERYONE. I think it is essential reading. But there was something about it just just.. didnt flow for me
This is an important book, with strong reporting and strong writing. It was a challenge for me to read, in all the best ways a book can be challenging, as it forces me to consider how my own worldview and the issues I have with body image are messed up.
I want to get a physical copy of this book. There are so many things that I want to pull out and share.
I very much recommend this book
Being a fat girl, I thought I knew the things. I def don't know most of these things.
I wonder how many non-fat people would be drawn to or will read this book.
Should be ready by everyone
I very much recommend this book
Being a fat girl, I thought I knew the things. I def don't know most of these things.
I wonder how many non-fat people would be drawn to or will read this book.
Should be ready by everyone
This was fantastic. Honestly I wish everything Aubrey said in the last chapter would come true!
I LOVE Aubrey Gordon. Her podcast Maintenance Phase is my number one. This book is essential reading for straight-sized people wanting to deprogram themselves of anti-fatness. It is, however, very dense and research heavy. There are personal anecdotes at the beginning of every chapter but I wish there were more/more interviews with other fat people on their experiences. I think it would break up the academic-ness a bit more and bring the message closer to home. This reads like an academic thesis, which is great, it's thorough, but it does start to drag after awhile. Truthfully I did not finish the book because it started to be repetitive and was just too heavy. I wish I got it in audiobook format, I think that would have been easier. This book feels more like something to reference vs read cover to cover. I'm excited to try her recently released book "you just need to lose weight" as it's been described as more of a reference tool to dispel anti-fatness in yourself and others.
If you're looking for a well researched academic book on anti-fatness this is definitely for you. And check out her podcast! It's very smart and very funny.
If you're looking for a well researched academic book on anti-fatness this is definitely for you. And check out her podcast! It's very smart and very funny.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Noticeably repetitive in several places, but overall an excellent (if depressing) exploration of what it means to live in a fat body in our current society.
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
This book is on the shorter side but densely packed with information and non-sugar-coated anecdotes and reflections from the author. The content overall is the realities of living as a fat person today — harassment, “I’m just worried about your health” people, accessibility, media representation, healthcare bias, and more. As we’ve gone from the 2000s diet crazes to 2010s eating disorder glorification into the 2020s diets-repackaged-as-wellness, this book is a welcome (but at times hard to digest) response. The author offers personal stories paired with thoughtful research. After presenting the smorgasbord of hell fat people go through just trying to exist in the world as it is today, she lays out what the ideal world would look like if these problems were addressed. I love Aubrey Gordon as a creator on multiple forms of media, and this book did not disappoint — though if you’re used to her more humorous side, you won’t find do much of that in this piece. As someone trying to eradicate the brainworms I acquired after decades of obesity epidemic propaganda and praise for being naturally thin my whole life, I look forward to reading her other books and finding more within this framework.