Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Unshrinking: How to Fight Fatphobia by Kate Manne

3 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

bon's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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This is a hard book to read or listen to if you are struggling with body issues, especially related to being overweight, but it is worth pushing through and keeping going. Kate Manne uses her own anecdotes and life experiences in a way that speaks to shared fat experiences while mixing with science and research. I won’t say I enjoyed it because that is the wrong word, but the book did make me think, laugh and cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Medical content

Moderate: Medical trauma

This book expressly deals with weight issues and fatphobia

sholtie's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny informative

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 It is so critically important to me that everyone in my life read this book.

Kate Manne never fails to get me absolutely FIRED UP! and this is no exception. Beautiful demonstration of the ways that fatness intersects with race, feminism, disability studies, capitalism, etc. It's accessible and practical philosophy. If you are a person in a body you need to read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic