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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon

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unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

5.0

I could write pages and pages of my thoughts on this book but they all boil down to this one:

➡️ Everyone should read this. ⬅️

Aubrey Gordon is brilliant, engaging, emotionally vulnerable and inspiring. In 165 pages she gives an incredibly well-researched yet personal account of the costs of anti-fatness through an intersectional lens. And like every stain on American culture, the costs of anti-fatness are high and affect all of us.
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challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

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challenging emotional slow-paced

5.0

This book is truly a must-read. I wish I had read it before listening to Maintenance Phase because a lot of the topics covered overlap. 
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challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

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hopeful informative medium-paced

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.5

Using both personal anecdotes and data, Aubrey Gordon weaves together a cohesive intoduction into the ways fatphobia manifests itself in society. I found she was able to put beautifully into words things I have witnessed but have not given much thought to, or was unable to articulate. I would reccomend this book to anyone, but especially people in the medical field. 
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challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

This was a fantastic introduction to fatphobia and body justice. I loved the author's mix of personal experiences and research based argument. I also appreciated how she made sure to include poc, queer, trans, and disabled people in her arguments, as any conversation on body justice that doesn't include all bodies is incomplete. 

I think that everyone should read this book, especially if you're just starting to learn about these things. 
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challenging informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

Have you ever read a book that was absolutely paradigm-shifting? 

That was WHAT WE DON'T TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT FAT for me. This is absolutely essential reading. Aubrey Gordon is thorough and authentic in this damning and honest indictment of the unrelenting and unapologetic anti-fat bias that pervades mainstream culture and especially the wellness space.

This book has already impacted the way I engage in conversations around health and fitness, which so often stray into implicit fatphobia. Thank you, @yrfatfriend. ❤

🍎 TO TEACH? 
I would give anything for every PDHPE teacher in the country to read this book. 
While it isn't appropriate for my ELA class, really, I may have to speak it on my classroom library shelves when I'm back in my physical classroom. 
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challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

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