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ktchelle's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Highly recommend this book. I mostly read fiction but felt this topic was important and boy is it. Well-researched and also includes practical tips.
emilyrollande's review against another edition
i was interested the topic of this book, but it got so politically correct i couldn’t look past it for the actual content. bummer.
aubrey_sawyer's review against another edition
challenging
medium-paced
4.5
A brilliant summary of how society has shaped treatment of fat people and children. If you want children, work with children, or spend any time around children, this is a must read. The history of fat-phobia and its roots in racism and sexism was eye opening. The extent of the role of public health and medicine in the perpetuation of this bias was shocking to me.
I really enjoyed the last chapter/action list for parents. It did a great job and distilling all the major points of the book into a manageable list.
I really enjoyed the last chapter/action list for parents. It did a great job and distilling all the major points of the book into a manageable list.
ellenreading_theend's review against another edition
4.0
I initially thought I wasn’t getting a lot from this book — I read it after another parenting book that I really clicked with, and I didn’t feel like there was a ton of new information about how to talk with my kids about weight, eating, etc. BUT! A week or so later, my husband and 7 year old are out of town and I find myself eating entirely differently, which led me to wonder why? And this book had a lot of information that I returned to. So while I initially picked it up because of some comments Maya made about bodies, I ended up getting a lot more out of it when looking at myself. I do think it’s a worthwhile read, even if just to hammer home how anti-fat the world we live in is.
fairytales's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This was the most important book I’ve read this year. I am not a parent but think it’s an important read for everyone especially those that interact with kids. I appreciated the candid conversations and many parents, kids, and others interviewed for this book.
Kudos to Virginia for reading her own audiobook—I always love and truly appreciate when authors are able to read their own books (though I understand there are many reasons why many aren’t able to).
I did wish that this book spent a bit more time discussing solutions and conversations with kids. There definitely is good advice that is summarized at the end of the book but I think even more examples and ideas would be helpful. I think it can be challenging to sort out how to truly dismantle our internalized fat bias and how to have conversations that go against everything that society demonstrates to us but it is both somewhat anxiety producing and so critical.
Kudos to Virginia for reading her own audiobook—I always love and truly appreciate when authors are able to read their own books (though I understand there are many reasons why many aren’t able to).
I did wish that this book spent a bit more time discussing solutions and conversations with kids. There definitely is good advice that is summarized at the end of the book but I think even more examples and ideas would be helpful. I think it can be challenging to sort out how to truly dismantle our internalized fat bias and how to have conversations that go against everything that society demonstrates to us but it is both somewhat anxiety producing and so critical.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia