A review by fatgirlreading
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation by Elizabeth Berg

4.0

this book of short stories genuinely reached deep within me. “full count” was my favorite story, following a young girl realizing that her body is deemed “bad” by society. even if you don’t pick up the whole book, i recommend reading at least a few of the stories. much of the content in the book surrounds diet culture, fatphobia, and beauty standards, and though it is not done Perfectly (in all fairness, the book is from 2008 which surely was A Time), i felt seen as a fat person (especially one who identified as a woman for a long time and was socialized as such).