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thistle_rose's review
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
fast-paced
4.75
Very accessible yet challenging reflection on fat phobia in our society and the issues fat people face. The only issue is an unresearched anecdote on the invention of vibrators.
readingwithstardust's review against another edition
5.0
This book echoed so much other literature around feminism, disability, racism, and intersectionality, and is a long overdue and extremely necessary addition to that dialogue.
readinginmaine's review against another edition
5.0
This book sat on my TBR for awhile. I knew that reading it would both remind me of the pain I’ve experienced from anti-fatness and diet culture, as well as the regret I feel for being a culture carrier for those same ideologies. The writing was excellent and engaging despite difficult and triggering subject matter.
When we know better, we do better.
When we know better, we do better.
roxymaybe's review against another edition
5.0
None of this was new information to me, but I'm really glad this book exists.
shaynalambert's review against another edition
5.0
A book that everyone should read. Gordon’s writing is incisive, human, and very accessible. This book talks about so many important things, and it’s something everyone should encounter and think about. I loved this book and felt seen by it. I can’t wait for Aubrey Gordon’s next one!
bookph1le's review against another edition
5.0
A little repetitive in parts, but an important work I wish I could make everyone read. Fat prejudice is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices, and it's imperative that society change. Diet culture affects us all, regardless of size, and the constant panic about obesity serves to distract us from systemic problems in our food system and in our healthcare system. After all, it's far easier to blame fat people than it is to do something about the subsidies corporations receive to make the foods that are making all of us less fatter. It's easier to say the problem is fat people than it is to ensure everyone has equitable access to affordable, nutritious foods. It's easier to fling abuse at fat people than it is to tackle the inequalities in our healthcare system, not to mention the obscene profits drug companies make on medications that promise so much while delivering so little.
In case the sarcasm escapes you, the problem isn't fat people. The problem is unfettered capitalism and a lack of government will to do anything about it.
In case the sarcasm escapes you, the problem isn't fat people. The problem is unfettered capitalism and a lack of government will to do anything about it.
oceanelle's review against another edition
I love Aubrey Gordon and I love the points she was making, but this was a DNF for me for some reason. I was kind of missing a propulsive thread to pull me through the book.
miaovrogers's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0